Ankle decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left knee medial meniscus tear is related to service, and his right ankle disorder is not related to service. The Veteran was granted service connection for a left knee medial meniscus tear.

The Veteran's left ankle disability has been productive of marked limitation of motion but not ankylosis, warranting a 20 percent rating under the applicable VA Rating Schedule.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disorder is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of outstanding VA treatment records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a right ankle disability has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial evaluations for her service-connected left ankle and foot disabilities were denied by the Board.

The Board has granted service connection for a cervical spine disability and an increased evaluation for the residuals of a right ankle sprain, both effective from January 28, 2009.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including securing SSA medical records and scheduling a VA orthopedic examination to determine if the Veteran's back disability or right ankle disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of the current disability ratings for his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to December 17, 2007 was denied as she did not meet the schedular requirements and there was no evidence of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran does not have any service-connected disabilities for his right foot, left foot, right ankle, left ankle, right shoulder, left shoulder, or low back conditions. The VA examiners found no evidence of chronicity of these disorders prior to their current diagnoses.

The Veteran is seeking a higher disability rating for his service-connected right ankle fracture with degenerative changes. The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an appropriate VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO due to the Veteran's request.

The Board has found that the Veteran's right ankle disability is etiologically related to his active service, granting him entitlement to service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability and left ankle sprain. The Veteran's claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of his current disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The right shoulder and left ankle disabilities are rated based on their current functional limitations.

The Board found no credible or competent evidence of a current diagnosis of a left ankle disorder, and thus denied the Veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board found that a residual ankle disability, to include arthritis, was not incurred in or aggravated by military service or service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including bilateral knee arthritis and lumbar osteoarthritis, contributed to his death from septic shock. Service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is granted.