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

The Board remands the issue of service connection for a right-foot disability for additional development, specifically to obtain an addendum opinion considering reports of symptoms from the Veteran and his wife.

The Board denied a compensable rating for the Veteran's right fifth metacarpal fracture residuals and denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, claimed as posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while granting service connection for left carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The decision also remanded the claim regarding right CTS.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and remanded the claims for a foot condition, tinnitus, and pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Board remands the claims for an initial compensable disability rating for plantar keratoderma, a higher disability rating for psoriasis from August 23, 2023, and an earlier effective date for the 30 percent disability rating for psoriasis.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis, finding that the condition began during active service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as there is sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot condition, to include plantar fasciitis, pes planus, and metatarsalgia, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his bilateral hearing loss, as well as his claims for service connection for a disability manifested by the loss of sense of smell, chronic headaches, and bilateral foot disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a foot disability, hearing loss, heart disability, sleep apnea, and PTSD due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for service connection for PTSD and granted a 30 percent rating from May 12, 2021 to June 10, 2021 for bilateral pes planus.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent sleep disability, bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and leg disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left foot, back, and right and left shoulder disabilities to allow for further development of the record.

The Board denied service connection for a left foot, left ankle, right foot, right knee, and neck disabilities, sinusitis, and type II diabetes mellitus as there was no medical evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and active service or a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for a thoracolumbar spine disability and a bilateral foot disability for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the November 2019 rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, finding that the Veteran's condition was incurred in the line of duty during his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings, except for a 30% rating for bilateral pes planus prior to November 19, 2023, and a non-compensable rating for right knee limited extension since March 4, 2024.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left foot disability, a neck disability, and entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus and a rating in excess of 20 percent for left ankle strain, but restored the 20 percent rating for left ankle strain effective November 15, 2023. The claim for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ was dismissed.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the Veteran's preexisting condition was aggravated during active service.