Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and a right ankle disability, to include lateral collateral ligament sprain and tendonitis.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle instability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability and hypertension, but denied increased ratings for the left ankle disability and other forms of arthritis.

The appeal for service connection for various disabilities and an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for a mental health condition is remanded due to missing or incomplete service treatment records.

The Board granted service connection for rotator cuff tendonitis of the left shoulder, right knee strain, right ankle strain, and sinusitis. The appeal was denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic lumbar spine sprain associated with degenerative arthritis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, claimed as ankle pain, and left and right hand and finger disabilities because there was no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted an effective date of November 20, 2012 for service connection for bilateral ankle degenerative arthritis but denied any earlier effective date.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disability, visual disability (including visual hallucinations), left ankle disability, and migrainous vertigo. The claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for alopecia, bilateral hip conditions, bilateral ankle conditions, tinnitus, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and a left foot condition to schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine their etiology.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected hematuria, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Board also remanded several claims for service connection.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and a right ankle strain, but remanded the claim for a skin disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and service connection for right knee and right ankle disorders.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including plantar fasciitis of both feet, a low back disability, a left ankle disability, meniscus tears in both knees, and hip disabilities, as additional development is necessary to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for specially adapted housing was denied as he does not meet the criteria due to his ability to independently ambulate with the use of braces.

The Board remands the claim for a left ankle condition to obtain an appropriate medical opinion that adequately addresses the relationship between the Veteran's obesity, his service-connected disabilities, and his left ankle disability.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a right ankle condition to obtain additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for hypogonadism with fatigue, GERD, and a right ear hearing loss disability. The Veteran's left rib disability was denied, and the ratings for his left shoulder injury, left hip bursitis, impairment of the left thigh, left knee retropatellar pain syndrome limitation of extension, and left ankle sprain were either granted or denied with specific rating percentages.

The Board grants service connection for a right ankle disability, finding that the Veteran's condition began during active-duty military service.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right ankle disability, finding that the symptoms more nearly approximated marked limitation of motion during flare-ups and when discounting the ameliorative effects of medication.