Foot (incl. plantar fasciitis, flat feet) decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional examination.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the claim for service connection for headaches. The claims for service connection for left foot plantar warts, throat condition, painful right elbow/arm, right hand warts, heart condition, and urethritis are all denied as there is no current disability or evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disorder but denied service connection for a left foot disorder to include plantar fasciitis and toe numbness.

The Board has granted service connection for left ankle, left foot, right foot, left shoulder, and right hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The reduction in evaluation of plantar fasciitis, bilateral feet from 30 percent to 10 percent was improper and the 30 percent rating is restored. Service connection for right lower extremity neuropathy and left lower extremity neuropathy are remanded.

The Veteran's cervical spine, left shoulder, right shoulder, right knee, left foot, and right foot conditions are remanded for further evaluation. The Veteran's left toe fungus and right toe fungus were also remanded.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and left foot plantar fasciitis have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before a decision was made, so the case is dismissed.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.

The Board has granted service connection for recurrent right wrist sprain residuals and denied service connection for bilateral pes planus. The case is remanded for further evaluation of the Veteran's frostbite residuals.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as her eligibility for VA health care benefits and enrollment in a Priority Group higher than Priority Group 8 has already been granted due to the combined disability rating of 50 percent.

The Board has denied the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to late filing of appeal requests, and thus dismissed the attempts.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's pes planus is service connected. The claims for lumbar spine, left knee, and right knee disabilities are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's pes planus is rated at 30 percent, the highest rating available for unilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal to restore service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the original award was clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis is being remanded due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations provided.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for combined ratings in excess of 70 percent from October 29, 2013, to November 20, 2013, and in excess of 90 percent from February 23, 2016, to March 16, 2020, for his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's right foot hallux valgus was granted service connection effective July 17, 2019. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of his claim for an increased rating for bilateral pes planus, which included a secondary claim for right foot hallux valgus.

The appeal for a rating in excess of 20 percent for right foot plantar fasciitis and calcaneal spur is dismissed. The appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and disc herniation is granted.