Nexus letter
Ankle and foot condition
Plantar fasciitis, ankle instability, and related foot conditions.
$895 for this condition · $149 to start
What this claim turns on
Foot and ankle claims cover a wide range, from plantar fasciitis produced by years of road marching in issued boots to chronic instability following a documented sprain that never fully healed. These conditions also sit upstream of other claims: an altered gait from a painful foot is a recognised mechanism for knee, hip, and lower back problems, which makes this page worth reading alongside those.
Commonly claimed as secondary to
If one of these is already service connected, this condition may be claimable as secondary to it. Your intake asks which pathway applies.
Conditions often secondary to this one
If ankle / foot is already service connected for you, these conditions are frequently claimed as flowing from it. Each needs its own opinion.
Records to have ready
Your physician needs these to form an opinion. Gathering them before you start is the single biggest thing you can do to move your case quickly.
- DD-214 or other separation document
- Service treatment records covering your time in service
- Current VA or private treatment records showing a diagnosis
- Any VA rating decision or denial letter you have received
- Podiatry or orthopaedic records
- Foot or ankle imaging, if you have had any
Missing something? Start anyway and tell us in the intake. Sometimes a gap changes the approach rather than stopping the claim. How to request your records.