Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, a gastrointestinal disorder, chest pain, back pain, left and right ankle pain, left and right knee pain, and bilateral hearing loss, to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional error in the June 2023 rating decision, specifically regarding the association of VA treatment records with the claims folder.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right ankle strains, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, finding no new and relevant evidence to support a change in previous denials.

The Board granted service connection for tendinitis of the right ankle, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied an increased rating for PTSD and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding claims for service connection for various other disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder strain and remanded the claims for migraine headaches, left ankle pain, lower back pain, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and right knee pain condition.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted readjudication of the previously denied claims for service connection for left and right ankle degenerative diseases based on new and relevant evidence, but denied increased ratings for the Veteran's left knee strain.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) but denied it for sinusitis. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to the agency of original jurisdiction for further development, as the RO has not obtained complete official military personnel files and service treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, left wrist disability, hypertension, headaches, thoracolumbar spine (back) disability, right hand disability (also claimed as tingling), left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy and remanded claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee disorders.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, an ankle condition, and neck strain due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding scheduling VA examinations.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal for all issues, including service connection and initial rating appeals.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for multiple disabilities, including a cervical spine (neck) disability, low back disability, left shoulder disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, bilateral hip, left shoulder, and right ankle disabilities and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as the evidence did not support the existence of these conditions during or approximate to the pendency of the appeal. The Veteran's hearing loss was rated noncompensable.

The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability due to inadequate medical opinion and lack of substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability due to an inadequate advisory opinion.