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

The Board granted an initial increased rating of 30 percent, but no higher, prior to August 24, 2020, for left and right foot pes planus.

The Board granted an initial 10 percent disability rating for bilateral pes planus (plantar warts) based on the Veteran's symptoms of pain during plantar wart outbreaks.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for PTSD, DMII, and a bilateral foot disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's psychiatric disability but denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him in need of regular aid and attendance, entitling him to special monthly compensation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right foot, and tinnitus disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a back condition, right thumb disorder, pes planus, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis during or approximate to the appeal period. The claims for a headache disorder and plantar warts were remanded.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including peripheral neuropathy and right hand disabilities, due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for TDIU and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance, finding that there was no formal claim or intent to file a claim for these benefits prior to August 1, 2020.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a nose condition, right lower extremity neuropathy as secondary to lumbar spine disability, and various other conditions. The decision also denied higher ratings for some disabilities and remanded others.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and bilateral plantar fasciitis to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left foot pes planus, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or current disability related to military service.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a foot condition due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for various disabilities.

The Board remands the claim for a left foot disability to request additional development, including an examination and further investigation into the Veteran's service period.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus secondary to the Veteran's service-connected hallux valgus, but denied increased ratings for the hallux valgus of both great toes and remanded a TDIU claim.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions, including left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral plantar fasciitis, lumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and right wrist disability.

The Board granted service connection for plantar fasciitis of the left foot, finding it to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a foot disability, shin splints, atrial fibrillation, bronchial epithelial cells, mixed inflammatory cells, osteoarthrosis, CFS, diverticulitis, gall bladder disability, and cholecystectomy as there was no evidence of current disabilities or that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.