Ankle decisions — 2013

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional medical records to be obtained and for further adjudication of his claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations to address the issues on appeal.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for residuals of a right leg and right ankle injury, as the Veteran's lay statements do not provide sufficient medical evidence to establish current residuals from his in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations for each of the claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of a right leg disorder or a right ankle disorder that are service-connected. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected renal failure and postoperative residuals of a kidney transplant resulted in the termination of his total rating. The Board finds that the reduction was not proper due to lack of compliance with applicable regulations, but restores the original 100% rating for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to consider whether the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability renders him unemployable. The claim will be reconsidered based on new evidence and information.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right and left ankle disabilities are not related to service, and thus denied her claims for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a determination of whether an extraschedular rating is warranted due to marked interference with employment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development and consideration of his claims, including the recent VA examinations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle, left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities are related to service. The Veteran's current right ankle disability is diagnosed as degenerative joint disease.

The Veteran's right shoulder and bicep tendonitis are currently rated at 10 percent, effective March 16, 2010. The left ankle spurs are also rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for rash and scarring of the right ankle, rash and scarring of the feet and legs bilaterally, and hypertension. The Veteran's skin disability is presumed to have been incurred during his active military service, while his hypertension is presumed to have become manifest within one year of separation from service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these disabilities is denied.

The Veteran's initial increased rating for degenerative joint disease of the right knee was granted and assigned a 10 percent disability rating effective July 20, 2004. The Veteran did not appeal this decision.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of whether there was clear and unmistakable error in an earlier decision denying service connection.

The Veteran's right ankle disability was not present until after his discharge from service and is not etiologically related to service. The Board denied service connection for the right ankle disability on the merits.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to allow for additional development and consideration.,Your claims for service connection have been returned to the Board for further review.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss and whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury. The decision is final as it was not appealed.

The VA determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral ankle disorders are not related to service or a service-connected disability.