Plantar Fasciitis VA Ratings<\/h2><\/div>VA ratings for plantar fasciitis range from 10% to 30%, depending on how many feet are affected and how well the condition has responded to treatment. A separate code, 5167, allows for a 40% rating, but only when there is actual loss of use of the foot. Service connection is the starting point, and the evidence supporting your claim shapes everything that follows.<\/p>\n
At InjuredVeterans.com, we work with veterans nationwide, veteran to veteran, to make sure that the rating reflects what you’re living with.<\/p>\n<\/div>
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>VA Disability Rating for Plantar Fasciitis Under Diagnostic Code 5269<\/h3><\/div>Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia, the band of tissue connecting the heel bone to the toes and supporting the arch of the foot. The Mayo Clinic<\/a> describes the condition as typically producing stabbing heel pain that’s worst with the first steps of the morning. For veterans, that pattern of chronic foot pain may be related to service.<\/p>\nBefore February 7, 2021, plantar fasciitis claims were rated by analogy, most commonly under diagnostic code 5276 for pes planus, because no specific code existed. The 2021 revision added DC 5269 to the rating schedule and gave plantar fasciitis its own criteria under 38 CFR 4.71a<\/a>. A correct plantar fasciitis VA rating depends on how the medical evidence aligns with the criteria under that code.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Under DC 5269, three rating levels are available.<\/p>\n
\n- 10%<\/b>: This applies to plantar fasciitis in one or both feet when the condition responds to treatment. At this tier, the unilateral versus bilateral distinction does not affect the rating. One foot affected, both feet affected, the same 10% applies as long as treatment is working.<\/li>\n
- 20%<\/b>: Applies when plantar fasciitis in one foot has not responded to both non-surgical and surgical treatment, as defined by the VA rating criteria.<\/li>\n
- 30%<\/b>: This is the schedular maximum under DC 5269, and it applies when plantar fasciitis in both feet has not responded to both non-surgical and surgical treatment, as defined by the VA rating criteria. This is where the bilateral plantar fasciitis VA rating distinction matters most. One treatment-resistant foot reaches 20%. Both feet are unresponsive and reach 30%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A 40% rating<\/b> is not part of the DC 5269 scale. It is available only under a separate code, DC 5167. This requires a finding of \u00abloss of use of the foot\u00bb as defined by VA regulations. For a practical look at how these criteria play out in a real case, a VA Board decision<\/a> on plantar fasciitis shows the evaluation process in detail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/www.injuredveterans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/navigating-va-claims.jpg\" "\\"Young,African,American,Soldier,Communicating,Over,Cell,Phone,While,Surfing\\"")
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<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>2026 COLA Adjustments<\/h3><\/div>The figures below are estimates based on projected 2026 COLA adjustments and should be verified against the VA’s official compensation tables. See the VA disability pay chart<\/a> or VA disability compensation rates<\/a> for current figures and dependent adjustments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
VA ratings for plantar fasciitis range from 10% to 30%, depending on how many feet are affected and how well the condition has responded to treatment. A separate code, 5167, allows for a 40% rating, but only when there is actual loss of use of the foot. Service connection is the starting point, and the evidence supporting your claim shapes everything that follows.<\/p>\n
At InjuredVeterans.com, we work with veterans nationwide, veteran to veteran, to make sure that the rating reflects what you’re living with.<\/p>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>VA Disability Rating for Plantar Fasciitis Under Diagnostic Code 5269<\/h3><\/div>Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia, the band of tissue connecting the heel bone to the toes and supporting the arch of the foot. The Mayo Clinic<\/a> describes the condition as typically producing stabbing heel pain that’s worst with the first steps of the morning. For veterans, that pattern of chronic foot pain may be related to service.<\/p>\nBefore February 7, 2021, plantar fasciitis claims were rated by analogy, most commonly under diagnostic code 5276 for pes planus, because no specific code existed. The 2021 revision added DC 5269 to the rating schedule and gave plantar fasciitis its own criteria under 38 CFR 4.71a<\/a>. A correct plantar fasciitis VA rating depends on how the medical evidence aligns with the criteria under that code.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Under DC 5269, three rating levels are available.<\/p>\n
\n- 10%<\/b>: This applies to plantar fasciitis in one or both feet when the condition responds to treatment. At this tier, the unilateral versus bilateral distinction does not affect the rating. One foot affected, both feet affected, the same 10% applies as long as treatment is working.<\/li>\n
- 20%<\/b>: Applies when plantar fasciitis in one foot has not responded to both non-surgical and surgical treatment, as defined by the VA rating criteria.<\/li>\n
- 30%<\/b>: This is the schedular maximum under DC 5269, and it applies when plantar fasciitis in both feet has not responded to both non-surgical and surgical treatment, as defined by the VA rating criteria. This is where the bilateral plantar fasciitis VA rating distinction matters most. One treatment-resistant foot reaches 20%. Both feet are unresponsive and reach 30%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A 40% rating<\/b> is not part of the DC 5269 scale. It is available only under a separate code, DC 5167. This requires a finding of \u00abloss of use of the foot\u00bb as defined by VA regulations. For a practical look at how these criteria play out in a real case, a VA Board decision<\/a> on plantar fasciitis shows the evaluation process in detail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>2026 COLA Adjustments<\/h3><\/div>The figures below are estimates based on projected 2026 COLA adjustments and should be verified against the VA’s official compensation tables. See the VA disability pay chart<\/a> or VA disability compensation rates<\/a> for current figures and dependent adjustments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
Plantar fasciitis is inflammation of the plantar fascia, the band of tissue connecting the heel bone to the toes and supporting the arch of the foot. The Mayo Clinic<\/a> describes the condition as typically producing stabbing heel pain that’s worst with the first steps of the morning. For veterans, that pattern of chronic foot pain may be related to service.<\/p>\n Before February 7, 2021, plantar fasciitis claims were rated by analogy, most commonly under diagnostic code 5276 for pes planus, because no specific code existed. The 2021 revision added DC 5269 to the rating schedule and gave plantar fasciitis its own criteria under 38 CFR 4.71a<\/a>. A correct plantar fasciitis VA rating depends on how the medical evidence aligns with the criteria under that code.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Under DC 5269, three rating levels are available.<\/p>\n A 40% rating<\/b> is not part of the DC 5269 scale. It is available only under a separate code, DC 5167. This requires a finding of \u00abloss of use of the foot\u00bb as defined by VA regulations. For a practical look at how these criteria play out in a real case, a VA Board decision<\/a> on plantar fasciitis shows the evaluation process in detail.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The figures below are estimates based on projected 2026 COLA adjustments and should be verified against the VA’s official compensation tables. See the VA disability pay chart<\/a> or VA disability compensation rates<\/a> for current figures and dependent adjustments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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