Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2025

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for PTSD was denied as no claim (formal or informal) for an acquired psychiatric disorder was received until August 21, 2017.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability to include PTSD, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not verified and there was no competent evidence linking his current disabilities to active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding no evidence of an increase in severity during active service.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of higher ratings and service connection were dismissed as they constituted impermissible, free-standing, earlier effective claims.

The Board denied service connection for obesity, a compensable initial rating for bilateral hearing loss disability, an increased rating for tinnitus, and an increased rating for PTSD. The issues of service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including flat foot, plantar fasciitis, left shoulder condition, back condition, bilateral wrist condition, sleep disorder, right shin splints, and bilateral knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including a bilateral foot disability, tinea pedis, onychomycosis, hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, and erectile dysfunction, as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted a 60 percent rating for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) but denied increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea, urinary incontinence with recurring urinary tract infections, and bilateral flat foot with plantar fasciitis. The claim for special monthly compensation was also denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis from January 2, 2020.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, and right foot disabilities to obtain adequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board remands the issues of whether the character of the Appellant's discharge from service is a bar to VA benefits, and entitlement to service connection for bilateral flat foot (pes planus), herniated disk at L5/S1 status post microdiscectomy, and left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy.

The Board dismissed the claims for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis, denied an initial evaluation in excess of 70 percent for major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder, and remanded the claims for initial evaluations in excess of 20 percent for lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for plantar fasciitis and first metatarsophalangeal joint arthritis of both feet, effective from August 19, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and hemorrhoids as there is no evidence of in-service worsening or a link to an in-service injury.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding no evidence of an in-service incurrence or aggravation and no causal relationship to his military service.

The appeal for service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), and tinnitus was dismissed as it was duplicative of an earlier appeal.

All appeals for ratings in excess of the current ratings or service connection were dismissed due to impermissible concurrent elections.

The appeals for service connection for left foot, pes planus with spur, mild hallux valgus condition and a left hand condition were dismissed due to the Veteran's concurrent election of review lanes without proper withdrawal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and TDIU due to a need for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, a left ankle disorder, a right ankle disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.