Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of proper notification and scheduling of VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 29, 2012, for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the loss of use of his right foot and both feet.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, paranoid reaction, obstructive sleep apnea, and increased ratings for tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left knee disability, right ankle disability, and TMJ disorder.

The Board denied increased ratings for GERD, right and left hip strains, as well as service connection for a left ankle disability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion that properly considers the Veteran's lay statements and supporting buddy statements regarding the onset of his right ankle injury and its ongoing effects.

The appeal for service connection for multiple disabilities is remanded due to an error by the agency of original jurisdiction in satisfying the regulatory duty to provide notice of the Veteran's right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The Board granted an effective date of September 26, 2017 for the grant of service connection and initial ratings of 40 percent for a low back disability and 20 percent for a right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, right hip, and upper or lower back disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period. The claims for left ankle and right ankle were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for a left ankle condition was dismissed due to an untimely notice of disagreement, while the claim for right fibula bone fracture is remanded for further development.

The Board grants service connection for right and left ankle disabilities based on the Veteran's competent and credible testimony of persistent symptoms since service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including a right ankle disorder, degenerative arthritis with low back pain, Scheuermann's disease of the lumbar spine, a right shoulder disorder, a left shoulder disorder, tendinitis, and hypogonadism, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses related to these conditions during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for left, right knee and right ankle disabilities as there is no evidence of a currently diagnosed disability.

The Board denied a compensable rating for post-concussion headache and remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, right shoulder, and right knee disabilities.

The case was remanded to correct an error by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory or statutory duty related to notice of the right to a hearing.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral shoulder, hip and ankle conditions as well as a TDIU due to the need for additional medical opinions addressing secondary causation and aggravation.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a sleep disability, to include narcolepsy; service connection for a right ankle disability; and TDIU due to insufficient evidence in the record.

The appeal for an earlier effective date for the left ankle disability was dismissed as the April 2015 and April 2019 rating decisions are final.

The Board denied all claims for increased ratings, except for sinusitis which was granted a higher rating.

The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and granted an initial separate and compensable disability rating of 10 percent, and no higher, for vertigo secondary to tinnitus. Other claims were denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several claims for further development.