Ankle decisions — 2008

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability, in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and a nexus between the claimed in-service disease or injury and the present disease or injury.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and a left ankle disability as there is no evidence linking these conditions to any incident of the veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for flat feet, hypertension, and did not find new and material evidence to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or establish service connection.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and schedule a VA examination.

The claim for service connection for a back disability was reopened as new and material evidence was submitted, but the claims for service connection for left leg, bilateral ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities were remanded. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was denied.

The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication.

The veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine, right ankle disorder, and right shoulder disorder were remanded to obtain a VA examination with medical nexus opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a left leg disorder (specifically, his left ankle sprain) as secondary to the veteran's service-connected low back disorder but denied service connection for a heart disorder, including CAD.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for various conditions were denied as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings.

The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence, including VA treatment records and private medical records from the local orthopedist.

The Board granted a 20 percent evaluation for the residuals of right ankle sprains, finding that the evidence established marked limitation of motion with additional functional impairment.

The Board granted the veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, but remanded the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbar disc syndrome and a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a left ankle fracture for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left leg and ankle condition as there was no evidence of a relationship between the current pain in his left leg, ankle or foot and his active military service.

The veteran's claims for increased rating and service connection were denied as the evidence did not support a higher rating or establish service connection.

The veteran's right ankle disability was denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent, as the evidence did not support a finding of marked limitation of motion.

The appeal was remanded to obtain additional service medical records and to schedule the appellant for a VA examination if necessary.

The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing.

The Board remands the case to the RO for initial review and consideration of additional evidence received since the most recent supplemental statement of the case.

The Board denied service connection for hepatitis C and denied a compensable rating prior to June 28, 2005, and an increased rating from that date for the residuals of a left ankle fracture.