Ankle decisions — 2008

The VA determined that there is no current left ankle disorder and thus denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for any of the claimed disabilities.

The Board found that the veteran does not have residuals of a left ankle fracture related to active service and denied his claim for service connection. The issue of sarcoidosis is addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral ankle, wrist, and knee conditions as they are not due to an undiagnosed illness or a medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness related to his Persian Gulf War service.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a head injury with memory loss and left leg condition. The evidence now shows that these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right ankle sprain, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral ankle disorder, concussion residuals, and visual impairment. The evidence did not establish a medical nexus between these conditions and active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for cervical spine, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, and left foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The VA found that the conditions did not warrant higher ratings based on their current severity.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle disability does not meet the criteria for an extraschedular evaluation, and therefore his claim for a higher initial evaluation is denied.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence was not presented to reopen the claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle disability, and low back disability. The veteran's claims remain denied.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and consideration due to incomplete information regarding her cervical spine disorder and left ankle arthritis.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for tendinitis or tenosynovitis of the right foot and ankle, as well as for tendinitis or tenosynovitis of the left foot. The RO found that there was no current disability related to service.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle with a 10% disability rating effective from August 10, 2001. The veteran seeks an earlier effective date.

The Board has granted service connection for left wrist tendonitis and left ankle disability, but denied service connection for right hand condition, right ankle condition (undiagnosed illness), bilateral knee osteoarthritis, and bilateral hip or foot conditions.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and Tinnitus, but granted service connection for a right lower extremity disability (including right ankle and right leg conditions).,Service connection was established for tinnitus due to in-service noise exposure.

The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating, and thus denied the veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right ankle fracture.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and a right ankle disability, finding that the veteran's pre-existing conditions were not aggravated by his service-connected left foot disability. The claim for an increased rating for the left foot disability was granted with a 20% disability rating effective March 1, 1996.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a chronic right ankle disability, finding no evidence of in-service injury or disease that resulted in current disabilities.