Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as left and right ankle disabilities, due to a pre-decisional failure of the duty to assist based on the lack of required examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left foot, and right foot conditions to ensure all potential diagnoses are considered and to obtain necessary medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical spondylosis with cord compression, left and right upper extremity radiculopathy, right ankle injury, and hemorrhoids due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, a cervical spine disability, a right knee disability, a left knee disability, a right ankle disability, and a right hand disability based on the Veteran's lay statements and positive private medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right wrist disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, right ankle disability, and bilateral hearing loss for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings for bilateral ankle and left knee disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral ankle condition, finding that there is at least an approximate balance of evidence supporting a causal relationship between the condition and her military service.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hip arthritis with tendonitis, but remanded the claims for sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, bladder disability, upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, knee disabilities, eye disability, ankle disability, GERD, GI disability, and psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left ankle pain, as there was no evidence of a current disability and the Veteran did not report any functional impairment that affected his earning capacity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for thoracic strain, cervical strain, left ankle sprain with instability, and hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle tendonitis based on the evidence showing no more than moderate limited motion of the ankle.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various bilateral joint disorders as a VA examination is necessary to determine their etiology.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the claim for an increased rating of the left ankle strain to afford the Veteran a new VA examination without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The appeal from the October 14, 2022, rating decision for entitlement to a compensable evaluation for right knee surgical scars is dismissed. Service connection for cervical strain is granted, while other claims are denied or remanded.

The Board denied service connection for shoulder strain, right and limitation of motion, right ankle. The claims for a right knee condition and burn scar on neck were remanded for further development.

The Board granted an effective date of March 15, 2021, for the grant of service connection for a right ankle disability.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for left ankle, left knee, left knee scar, and mental disorder disabilities was dismissed due to a late filing.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that the evidence did not support a current disability related to service.