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

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for scars right ankle status post arthroscopy and remanded the claims for higher ratings for right ankle sprain with instability, right knee tendinitis, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle degenerative arthritis and right foot plantar fasciitis, acquired pes cavus (claw foot) and degenerative arthritis based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active military service and continued thereafter.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for bilateral pes planus from January 10, 2023, to May 10, 2023, but denied ratings in excess of the assigned levels at other times.

The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus, lumbosacral strain, left ankle disability manifested by pain, and tinnitus based on the evidence being approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities, as well as a skin condition on feet, due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for pes planus, finding that there was no permanent increase in severity due to service and any increase was due to natural progression.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded claims for flat feet, bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and a back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for Crohn's disease, bilateral pes planus, bilateral shin splints, right knee disability, and low back disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for deep vein thrombosis, left leg and restored a 30 percent rating for migraines effective from September 26, 2022. Other claims were denied or remanded.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, and no further action can be taken on the claims.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for retrocalcaneal bursitis with tenosynovitis, right ankle and dismissed the appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability rating for flatfoot (pes planus) with plantar fasciitis, right foot. The claim for service connection for a left foot disability was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and denied the claims for service connection for chronic epididymo-orchitis, an increased rating for bilateral pes planus, an initial increased rating for right upper extremity radiculopathy, an increased rating for cervical spine degenerative arthritis with intervertebral disc syndrome, and an increased rating for hypertension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck disability, right hand disability, and bilateral foot disability due to missing service records.

The Board denied service connection for a recurrent thyroid disability to include hyperthyroidism and remanded several other claims, including those for craniocervical spine, upper extremity neurological, headache, eye, leg, foot, fibromyalgia, temporary total ratings, and TDIU.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, diagnosed as bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and calcaneal spurs, as it has already been granted.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left foot condition to obtain an adequate opinion regarding its etiology, as there is insufficient evidence in the pre-decisional record.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis and right patellofemoral syndrome was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and remanded the claim for a disability manifested by shortness of breath.