Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, including left knee osteoarthritis with strain, but denied service connection for a left ankle disorder including strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and right ankle disabilities due to a failure to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral ankle pain and low back pain, as the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance that the Veteran incurred tinnitus during service with continuous symptoms since service. The claims for right and left ankle disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right ankle sprain due to a duty-to-assist error regarding notification of a scheduled VA examination.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various foot, ankle, knee, and low back disabilities as further development is needed to address duty to assist errors.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant, and all issues were dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for the effective date of DEA benefits was granted as of February 3, 2017. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were denied or dismissed.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of July 20, 2017 for the grant of service connection for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, but denied earlier effective dates prior to February 4, 2021 and May 3, 2021 for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies respectively.

The Board denied entitlement to effective dates prior to December 5, 2022, for the grants of service connection and increased ratings.

The Board granted an effective date of January 24, 2022, for the award of service connection for nightmare disorder but denied earlier effective dates and increased ratings for other conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis and right ankle condition due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disorder to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for increased ratings of his service-connected conditions, as it was not factually ascertainable that the increases in severity occurred prior to April 11, 2022.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right ankle disability and remanded the claim for service connection for generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board granted service connection for a right ear hearing loss disability and denied service connection for right knee, left knee, cervical spine, right shoulder, right ankle, left ankle, and left hip disorders.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied earlier effective dates for right hand fracture, little finger and deviated nasal septum with allergic rhinitis. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability as there was no evidence of a causal relationship between these disabilities and his in-service injuries.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for multi-joint arthritis, to include bilateral knee, shoulder, ankle, and elbow disabilities, as there are pre-decisional duty to assist errors that need correction.