Ankle decisions — 2019

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left ankle disability is compensable under 38 U.S.C. § 1151, but has also remanded his claim for service connection of a lumbar spine disorder due to lack of necessary records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to failure to schedule VA examinations as instructed in a previous remand. The examinations are needed to determine if any diagnosed ankle or radiculopathy conditions had their onset during service, are related to service-connected disabilities, or have been aggravated by such.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no current diagnosis of these conditions and insufficient evidence to establish their relationship to service.

Service connection is granted for right and left knee osteoarthritis, acute idiopathic tachycardia (rapid heart rate), gynecological disability, status-post myomectomy for uterine fibroids, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates have been remanded due to the need for additional examination of his service-connected DJD of the feet.

The case is remanded due to the need for additional examination regarding the Veteran's left ankle fracture.

The Board has dismissed the claims of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability, the application to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for left knee disability, and the claim of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 50 percent for service-connected PTSD.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's right ankle condition and remanded the claim for tinnitus. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities, finding that they are at least as likely as not incurred in service.,Both disabilities were claimed as secondary to service-connected knee conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease and lumbar spine disability, prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment. The Board has remanded the case for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected coronary artery disease.

Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left wrist disability, and right wrist disability has been granted.,Service connection for cervical spine condition and vertigo has also been granted.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, a back disorder, and a left ankle disorder. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a secondary relationship between the claimed conditions and the service-connected disability of left knee total arthroplasty.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for erectile dysfunction, service connection for a low back disability, and service connection for a left ankle disability. The Veteran is required to undergo new examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for both the claimed right ankle injury and right knee problems, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a respiratory/lung disability, bilateral ankle strains, and lumbar spine strain was denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple issues has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of the appeal by his representative.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment since June 15, 2010.

The Veteran's applications for clothing allowances for surgical boots and a wheelchair used due to bilateral ankle disabilities were denied because the applications were not filed within the required one-year period after the initial establishment of entitlement, which was August 1, 2017.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various acquired psychiatric, headache, hand, knee, and ankle disorders have been denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or a link to his active service.