Ankle decisions — 2004

The Board has granted a 20 percent evaluation for left knee disability, effective from April 1999. The right ankle fracture and bilateral pes planus are each rated as non-compensable.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to procedural defects in the notification provided under the VCAA. The claims for increased rating and service connection are not yet resolved.

The veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right shoulder, right ankle, and bilateral knee disabilities are related to his military service. The claims for service connection have been granted.

The veteran seeks service connection for a right ankle fracture and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, claiming these conditions are related to his military service. The case is being remanded due to incomplete records and further examination is needed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle and right knee disabilities, finding no evidence of a diagnosed disability related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have any of the claimed conditions and therefore denied service connection for all issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that none were incurred or aggravated by active military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address his claims of service connection for hypertension, a bilateral foot disorder, and a bilateral ankle disorder.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and left knee injuries, as well as reopening of the claim for residuals of right arm injury. Service connection was granted for hemorrhoids with a 30% evaluation, but an effective date earlier than November 6, 1998 is not addressed.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and right knee disorders, finding no evidence of injury or disease in service that would support a grant of service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury and residuals of a right foot injury, finding that there is no medical evidence to support his allegations of inservice injuries.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current left ankle disorder is related to an injury reported during service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated medical examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected left knee, left ankle, and right hip disabilities.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed disabilities, finding that new and material evidence had not been presented to reopen any of the claims. The issues were related to residuals of a back injury and chronic pes planus.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a sprain of the right ankle. The propriety of the initial 10 percent rating assigned for his service-connected residuals of a sprain of the left ankle is being remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for additional examinations. The appellant's claims for service connection for hypertension, left ankle disability, and entitlement to TDIU are pending.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim of entitlement to a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) by reason of service-connected disabilities due to insufficient medical information and further development is needed.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a complete copy of the examination report and requesting specific opinions from the examiner.