Ankle decisions — 2010

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a skin rash on his right ankle and a thyroid goiter, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions. The Board also did not grant any increased ratings for other claimed conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disability due to aggravation during service, with the Veteran's pre-existing injury.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his VR&ES file and private medical records, adjudicating the effective date of the reduction in his combined disability rating, scheduling an appropriate VA examination, and considering referral for extraschedular TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as he withdrew his appeal for the issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected degenerative joint disease of the right knee with recurrent subluxation.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and assistance, as well as incomplete records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's low back disorder is related to his military service as a paratrooper. The Board finds that the Veteran has current diagnoses of bilateral hip, leg, ankle, and neck disorders that are more likely than not related to his military service as a paratrooper.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to assess his unemployability and the effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current gynecological disorder related to her active military service and therefore denied her claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were granted, with the right shoulder impingement with degenerative changes rated at 20 percent effective May 19, 2004. The left ankle sprain was also rated at 20 percent effective from the date of the rating decision.

The Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder is related to his period of active military service and the claim for this condition is granted.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a back disorder. The claims for right and left ankle disorders, as well as the left knee disorder (secondary to right knee disability), are addressed. The Veteran is scheduled for VA examinations to assess the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to obtain the Veteran's service treatment records and to provide him with appropriate VA examinations. The claims will be remanded for these actions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle and left knee disorders are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination.

The Board is remanding the case for additional development to verify the appellant's service dates and determine if his conditions are related to active duty, ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board found that there is no competent medical evidence of current left ankle, hip, or knee disabilities. Therefore, the Veteran's claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding that there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service event/injury/disease associated with those disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right ankle disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for an additional VA examination and opinion regarding whether any arthritis of the feet and ankles is related to service.

The Board has granted the requested increased evaluations and service connection for certain disabilities based on the evidence of record.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his service records and for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.