Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for left ankle scars, tinnitus, and left ankle pain and reduced range of motion residuals from ligament repair.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with calcaneal spurs based on credible lay and medical evidence establishing a relationship to in-service injuries.

The Board remands the claim for entitlement to service connection for a right ankle condition due to new and relevant evidence having been received.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for hypertension, fracture of the right ring finger, lumbar scar, right ankle scars, and right ankle degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue and a left ankle disability, as well as denied increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hepatitis B to include fatigue and nausea, while remanding the claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a cervical spine disability, a bilateral ankle disability, a bilateral shoulder disability, and a right hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder, diagnosed as left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to adequately assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, index finger, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, gout, and bilateral feet and toes, due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the case to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions, including providing requested records and conducting appropriate examinations.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the left ankle disability, a 10 percent rating from November 18, 2013 and a 100 percent rating from September 7, 2021 to October 9, 2022 for the right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for left hip tenosynovitis, right ankle deltoid ligament sprain, and left ankle deltoid ligament sprain.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right and left ankle disabilities effective April 16, 2021, but denied a temporary total evaluation for the left foot disability.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a mental condition and denied service connection for bilateral foot, right ankle, left ankle, right shin, left shin, left hip, low back, and right shoulder conditions. The left shoulder condition was remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and ankle conditions, as well as a bilateral shoulder condition, due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and thoracolumbar myofascial syndrome as secondary to service-connected right knee, left knee, and/or left hip, and a right ankle disability, to include pain or other symptoms productive of impairment of earning capacity, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder, but denied increased ratings for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and lateral collateral ligament sprain with instability, left ankle.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating higher than 10 percent for a right ankle disability and service connection for a right knee disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.