Ankle decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating for his skin condition, right foot disability, left foot disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability due to inadequate VA examinations and opinions. The claims are also remanded for a new VA opinion regarding systemic therapy use.

The Veteran's left ankle disability is granted a 20 percent rating, effective from August 23, 2018. Service connection for migraines and knee conditions remains denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are reopened, and he is granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board finds the claim for a left ankle disability to be remanded due to inadequate examination findings. His TDIU claim remains pending.

Service connection has been granted for bilateral shoulder conditions, elbow conditions, knee conditions, foot conditions, hip conditions, and ankle conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's PTSD and bipolar disorder are granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a back disability is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's neck, left ankle, and right foot disorders due to in-service injuries. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported history of pain and injury during training exercises.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disorder and a left ankle disorder, finding that the Veteran's testimony regarding these conditions was not credible.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for his back disability, RLE radiculopathy, right knee disability, left knee disability, or bilateral ankle tendonitis. However, the Veteran's claims for service connection of prostate cancer, erectile dysfunction (ED), SMC based on loss of use of a creative organ, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities, right and left ankle disabilities, a back disability, and cystitis. The claim for service connection for migraine headaches is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability due to an inadequate examination and failure to obtain an opinion regarding whether any preexisting right ankle disability clearly and unmistakably did not aggravate beyond its natural progression during service. The Veteran contends his current right ankle disability is related to parachute jumps in service.

The Veteran's right ankle disability, diagnosed as a right ankle sprain and an almost complete/near tear of the anterior talofibular ligament, is granted due to service connection being established based on direct evidence.

The Board has remanded the cases of rating an ankle sprain and reopening a claim for ear pain due to lack of confirmation of the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received for the Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD. The claims for lumbar strain, left ankle condition, and right ankle condition are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine and degenerative joint disease, as well as his left knee condition, right knee condition, right ankle condition, and left ankle condition do not meet or approximate the criteria for service connection.,Service connection was denied because there is no credible evidence showing that any current disability began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected right ankle instability resulted in surgery with severe postoperative residuals such as the necessity for continued use of a knee scooter or crutches with regular weight-bearing prohibited. The Board granted a total temporary rating (TTR) for convalescence under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30.

The Veteran's claims for right and left foot disabilities have been reopened. The Board has remanded the cases of right ankle, right knee, and right elbow disabilities.,Service connection for eye disability (glaucoma) is also remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for his right knee, lumbar spine, left shoulder, and right ankle disabilities are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions. The AOJ must obtain new VA examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected left knee chondromalacia.

Your appeal for service connection for left ankle degenerative arthritis has been dismissed because the benefits you sought have already been granted.

The Veteran's request for a higher rating for his left ankle disability was dismissed as the Board does not have jurisdiction over this matter due to a prohibited concurrent election.

The Veteran withdrew their service connection claims for multiple conditions, including left knee, left ankle, sciatic nerve, right knee, back, and right ankle conditions. As a result, the appeal is dismissed.