Ankle decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions, as well as bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate medical opinions in previous examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disability and a right hip disability, finding that the disabilities are related to active service due to aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The issues include bilateral foot disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus (secondary to hearing loss), and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Board denied service connection for DJD in the left foot and left ankle, but granted service connection for E. cloacae infection as a result of his service-connected left ankle joint replacement. Service connection for MRSA was not established due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records. The issues of service connection for left ankle disability, left eye disability, CFS, and fibromyalgia are all being remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether these conditions were incurred during active service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by the appellant through his representative, and as a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a sleep disability and a left ankle disability due to incomplete records. The Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) records are needed to help substantiate her claims.

The Board denied service connection for back, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disorders as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and military service.

The Veteran's right ankle condition is granted a 20 percent rating, and his bilateral feet condition remains at 30 percent. The TDIU claim is denied, and the left wrist condition receives an initial compensable rating.

The Board has granted service connection for left knee degenerative joint disease with chondrocalcinosis and left ankle degenerative joint disease with calcaneal spur, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's in-service injuries.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle disability, amputation of right index finger, fracture of left wrist, diabetes mellitus, carpal tunnel of left wrist, and carpal tunnel of right wrist. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a cervical spine disability, sinus disability to include sinusitis, left ankle disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome due to incomplete verification of the Veteran's periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with the Florida Air National Guard.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for Madelung deformity of the right wrist, plantar fasciitis, left foot, chondromalacia patella, right knee with degenerative arthritis, and residuals, left ankle sprain.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was denied service connection as it manifested more than one year after separation and is not shown to be causally related to an in-service injury or disease. The claims for psychiatric, heart, cervical spine, low back, bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities are remanded due to the failure to obtain examinations and opinions concerning their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to determine the etiology of his claimed back disability. The right ankle degenerative arthritis and left thigh scar increased ratings are granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for right ankle arthritis, right ankle instability, and depression due to new evidence not considered in the previous decision.

The Board has remanded the claims for ratings in excess of 30 percent for right knee total arthroplasty, a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the right knee, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a left ankle disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for eye disability, lumbar spine disability, left elbow disability, and bilateral ankle disability. The reasons included lack of evidence linking these disabilities to service or post-service treatment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his right ankle fracture with chronic sprain, service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, left ankle disability, and left knee disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran and changes in VA regulations.