Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands all claims for service connection to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining relevant VA and private medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's allergic rhinitis and sinusitis are service-connected due to exposure to fine particulate matter during her deployment.,The Veteran's lumbar spine condition is service-connected based on onset during active service.,The Veteran's left ankle condition is service-connected as it occurred during reserve service.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various conditions and an increased rating for migraine headaches due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral flatfoot, left and right ankle, elbow, hip, and migraine conditions, to obtain new VA medical examinations.

The appeal for increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the left ankle and erectile dysfunction was withdrawn by the Veteran, resulting in their dismissal. The claims for allergic rhinitis, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and migraine headaches are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left and right ankle pain, lumbar spine pain, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left knee pain, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and denied it for left ear hearing loss, with an effective date of June 14, 2023, for the award of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, left ankle fracture, and right ankle sprain to verify periods of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA, obtain additional medical evidence, and provide an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for multiple disabilities, including a right hip disability, left ankle disability, right trigger finger disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and hypertension.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis and remanded the other claims for further development.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 8, 1993, for the grant of service connection for left and right ankle tendonitis but remanded increased rating claims for these conditions as well as a higher rating claim for bilateral pes planus with heel tendinitis, bursitis, and stress fracture residuals.

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disability to correct a duty to assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a right ankle sprain due to inadequate VA examinations and inconsistencies in TERA memorandums.

The Board granted service connection for a right foot disability, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, fibrocartilaginous calcaneonavicular with lateral cuneiform cuboid coalition, other unspecified right ankle disorder, and status post right foot fracture.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as further development is needed.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right ankle degenerative arthritis and remanded claims for a compensable evaluation for headaches, service connection for status post left total knee arthroplasty, and service connection for status post right total knee arthroplasty.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims for right and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and a compensable rating for tension headaches, while remanding the claims for left foot metatarsalgia and right foot plantar fasciitis.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request.

The appeal for service connection for head trauma, vision problems, myopia, right hand disability, left knee disability, and left ankle disability was dismissed due to an untimely Notice of Disagreement (NOD).