Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the left ankle and remanded claims related to a seizure disorder, migraine headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability due to missing records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle disability, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for the right ankle condition and denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection and increased rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and degenerative disc disease.

The appeal for service connection for a left ankle disability was withdrawn by the Veteran prior to the Board's decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for various conditions, finding that no evidence supported an earlier date of claim or entitlement.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, left knee, right knee, right ankle, and right testicle disabilities to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis under the PACT Act and remanded other claims for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and chronic bronchitis, but granted service connection for a back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability.,The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and sinusitis. The claims for hypertension, gout (left foot/toe, right foot/toe, left ankle, right ankle), and obstructive sleep apnea were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, but remanded the claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left ankle disability, and a neck disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral foot condition, left ankle disability, and bilateral shin disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The appeal of the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions was denied due to an untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and anxiety, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for headaches, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), lumbar spine disability, left shoulder strain disability, right ankle disability, and right wrist disability for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 50 percent rating of PTSD and remanded claims for increased ratings for left ankle and knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for pseudofolliculitis barbae and remanded several other claims, including diabetes, urinary disorder, bilateral hearing loss, back disability, traumatic brain injury (TBI), neurological disorder, left shoulder disability, neck disability, and tinnitus.

The Board granted service connection for trochanteric pain syndrome of bilateral hips, bilateral ankle sprain, and patellofemoral pain syndrome of bilateral knees. The remaining claims were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow for further development, including obtaining outstanding medical records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for shortness of breath with chronic cough, right ankle limitation of motion, hemorrhoids, and laceration scar due to insufficient evidence supporting a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension and cardiomyopathy as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and radiculopathy disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step. The claims for left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle condition, and eczema were remanded.