Ankle decisions — 2014

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluation of his left ankle disability and service connection for a left knee condition are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and additional treatment records. The goal is to determine if his left ankle disability warrants an increased rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, lower back disability, and left knee disability. The preponderance of evidence is against finding that these disabilities are related to service or any other service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current hip, ankle, weight gain, or memory loss disorders. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to clarify the Veteran's hip disability and determine if a separate evaluation for the right ankle is warranted. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right shoulder, left knee, and right ankle disabilities have been granted. However, the initial compensable ratings requested for these conditions were denied.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left ankle, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed because he died during the pendency of his appeal, and thus the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this claim.

The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral eye disability, and dental disorder. The Board found no evidence of these conditions being incurred in or related to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, heart condition, left ankle disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and scars cause her to require aid and attendance.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed back disability or bilateral ankle disability, and therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that service connection is not warranted for the claimed conditions as they are not shown to be related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right knee, and right wrist disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.,Service connection was not granted as there is no medical evidence showing that any current psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), right knee disability, left ankle disability, or right wrist disability are related to the Veteran's active duty.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for VA examinations to assess the severity of his right ankle fracture and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability has been granted.,His hepatitis C disability is rated at 20% since December 11, 2012.

The Veteran's right ankle osteoarthritis is rated at 20% for the entire appeal period. Service connection for left ulnar neuropathy was denied as it is not related to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial compensable disability rating for his right ankle and thigh scars, or for a superficial scar on the left lower leg.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle sprain has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his substantive appeal by his authorized representative.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to the RO for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing him with a VA examination to assess his left ankle disability and determine if he is unemployable due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected left femur, right ankle, right knee and right foot stress fractures have been rated as 10 percent disabling since May 24, 2007. The RO has now granted separate 10 percent ratings for the right knee, right ankle and right foot disorders effective April 29, 2013.