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

The Board denied service connection for left and right ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy, right foot hallux valgus, and left foot hallux valgus. The claim for bilateral pes planus was remanded.

The Board remands the appeal for an addendum medical opinion to address the Veteran's lay reports and ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board remands the matter to obtain further development, including a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's perceived left ankle instability and rolling are directly due and related to his service-connected left foot disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, hypertension, and right and left foot disabilities due to inadequate examinations that did not address the Veteran's lay statements.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected persistent depressive disorder. SMC was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board denied service connection for a somatic symptom disorder disability and remanded claims for diabetes mellitus, right foot, left foot, left knee, and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for left foot, right foot, left knee, right knee, and lumbar spine disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's back strain, effective August 31, 2023, and remanded claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, bilateral knee strain, and right leg nerve condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that it pre-existed service and was not aggravated by service.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, low back problems, bilateral hearing loss, gout, and plantar fasciitis is dismissed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluation, service connection, special monthly compensation, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder with depressed mood, and denied service connection for bilateral flat feet.

The Board granted service connection for left knee instability and remanded the claims for lumbar spine disability, right foot disability, tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for an undiagnosed illness manifested by gastrointestinal signs and symptoms, a cervical spine disability (herniated disc C6-C7), and bilateral pes planus. The decision also remanded several issues for further consideration.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, rectal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, flat foot, left ankle disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for service connection for left and right shin splints, headaches, left and right hips, and left and right feet for further development of evidence.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded the claims for a bilateral foot disability and residuals of a right eye injury.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral ankle and foot edema, but remanded the issue of an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral pes planus due to missing VA treatment records.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus. The claim for service connection for a chronic respiratory disorder, to include an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness, was remanded.

The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for service-connected migraines from May 10, 2021, to January 2, 2024, but denied a rating in excess of 50 percent. The other claims were either denied or remanded.