Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for Sjogren's disease but granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 19, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded claims for dermatitis, upper gastrointestinal disability, including GERD, sleep apnea, left shoulder, right shoulder, left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to pre-decisional failures of the duty to assist.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a need to verify potential herbicide exposure at Fort McClellan.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, and increased ratings for right ankle strain and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's left ankle and right shoulder conditions, finding that both began during active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, bilateral hammer toe, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and low back conditions to ensure that VA medical examinations are conducted with sufficient detail to provide a fully informed picture of the claimed disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 5, 2010, for service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis and instability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, and others, as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any such disability was related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to inadequate examinations and failure to address additional symptoms.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle and entitlement to TDIU due to an issue being inextricably intertwined.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for a right ankle disability is dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's lumbar spine and bilateral ankle disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine prior to November 12, 2018, or any increased rating thereafter. The same was found for the left and right ankle sprains.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a broken toe, left ankle pain, and right ankle pain due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board granted the reinstatement of a 50 percent rating for depressive disorder with depressive features, and a 20 percent rating for right knee arthritis and left knee arthritis, while denying increased ratings for fibromyalgia, right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right foot tenosynovitis, and gastroparesis.

The Board granted service connection for IBS, GERD, right and left ankle disabilities, and a skin disability, seborrheic dermatitis, scalp. The Veteran's menstrual disorder was remanded.

The Board grants service connection for right ankle arthritis, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service injury and current disability.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus due to the lack of a current diagnosis, and remanded issues related to bilateral hearing loss and right ankle disability for further development.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination and medical opinion regarding direct and secondary service connection for left ankle strain.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral foot, left knee, and left ankle disabilities, allowing the attorney to receive a fee based on past-due benefits awarded.