Ankle decisions — 2017

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination to address her fatigue and any related conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not resulted in permanent and total disability that would qualify him for specially adapted housing or home adaptation grant.

The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated as 50 percent disabling since September 1, 2011. The Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise regarding whether this rating has been warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disorder is related to his service-connected left knee disability and has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ankle, knee, shoulder, and lumbar spine disabilities are related to his active duty service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The case is being remanded for further development, including new examinations and efforts to obtain service treatment records. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining his service personnel records and VA treatment records. The case will be remanded for these actions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral knee, ankle, hand, and wrist disabilities are not related to his military service or any service-connected disability. The evidence does not establish a nexus between these conditions and active duty.

The Veteran's right ankle disability, characterized by marked limitation of motion without ankylosis, is currently rated at 20 percent and the Board finds that a higher rating is not warranted.

The Board found that none of the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service as an ART in the Air Force Reserve, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip, bilateral ankle, and bilateral foot disabilities are secondary to his service-connected left varicose vein disability and chronic lumbar strain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disability, including a right ankle sprain and degenerative or traumatic arthritis, is not related to his active military service. The evidence does not show continuity of symptomatology since service or within the presumptive period after service for arthritis.

The Veteran's right ankle, left ankle, and bilateral hearing loss conditions are all found to be related to his service.,Service connection is granted for the Veteran's tinea pedis (infections of unknown origins) as it was present during service.

The Veteran's left ankle disability was rated as noncompensable prior to January 25, 2016. Since then, the Veteran has been assigned a 10 percent rating for his left ankle disability. The Board found that the evidence did not support higher ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed psychiatric, neurological, musculoskeletal, and orthopedic conditions are not related to his active service. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or exposure.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left ankle disability is being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and examination. The case will be reconsidered after these are obtained.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a Board video conference hearing. The claims of service connection for left and right ankle conditions, as well as the reopening of the sleep apnea claim, are pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current ankle problems and his military service.