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

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error regarding private treatment records from M. Primary Care and H.O.R.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right foot disability as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability, finding that the current right foot disability is due to his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for right foot pes planus, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, foot disability (pes planus and plantar fasciitis), and female sexual arousal disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The Board found that the Veteran did not have a current disability in some cases or that there was no indication of an event, injury, or disease during service.

The Veteran is unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities, including chronic hypertensive kidney disease with hypertension, sleep apnea, pes planus, gout, a right eye scar, hemorrhoids, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence did not support a nexus between the current condition and service.

The Veteran's pes planus, left knee lateral meniscus tear, right knee chondromalacia, and left knee chondromalacia were all denied increased ratings. The Veteran was already in receipt of the maximum schedular rating for his left knee lateral meniscus tear.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral flat feet and a left hand disability, as well as an increased rating for the Veteran's left ankle disability. The decision is based on the absence of evidence linking these conditions to his active-duty service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, left foot disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability due to his withdrawal of these claims prior to the promulgation of a decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for plantar fasciitis and right ear hearing loss are being remanded due to errors in the prior VA examination and lack of a nexus opinion regarding the onset or etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for fibromyalgia was dismissed as he withdrew his appeal.,Service connection is granted for cervical spine arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis, LUE radiculopathy, RUE radiculopathy, LLE radiculopathy, and RLE radiculopathy. Service connection for plantar fasciitis is denied.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless that he requires the regular aid and attendance of another person, as evidenced by his need for assistance with bathing/showering, tending to hygiene needs, eating or self-feeding, transferring in or out of a bed/chair, dressing, toileting, ambulating with his home or living area, and medication management.

The Veteran's GERD, plantar fasciitis, and sinusitis have been granted service connection with a 10 percent rating for GERD.

The appeal for service connection of right foot plantar fasciitis is dismissed. Service connection for left foot plantar fasciitis is granted.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot disability, including pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and osteoarthritis of the feet. The Veteran's preexisting pes planus was not aggravated by service, and there is no evidence of aggravation or chronicity of symptoms related to these conditions during service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to readjudicate her claim for service connection for bilateral foot disability, including pes planus and plantar fasciitis. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right foot disability is not service-connected, but it did not address whether there was clear and unmistakable error in a previous rating decision assigning a noncompensable evaluation. The case is being sent back to the AOJ for this issue.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not result in his inability to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to June 19, 2019. The Board denied an earlier effective date for the TDIU.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, and lumbosacral strain have been granted service connection. The Board also remanded the claims for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal concerning the rating reductions for bilateral pes planus and migraines, so the case is dismissed.