Ankle decisions — 2025

The appeal was denied for higher ratings and remanded for service connection of various conditions.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's knee and ankle disabilities, as well as an initial compensable rating for a bilateral eye condition.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for left ankle and back disabilities based on clear and unmistakable error in a June 1984 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for back, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, and left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability due to individual unemployability based on a single disability for special monthly compensation purposes, as there was no evidence that any single service-connected condition or combination of conditions rendered him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating, extension of temporary total rating, service connection for anxiety and major depression, and TDIU. The claim for service connection for a right ankle condition was remanded.

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant on June 13, 2024, and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain and service connection for a left ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, right ankle disorder, and a right elbow disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for depressive disorder with insomnia, service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, and service connection for left CTS due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, finding a nexus between the current disability and in-service injuries.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle and right hip conditions to correct a duty to assist error by scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted the Veteran's timely notice of disagreement regarding the effective dates assigned for service connection for coccyx injury residuals with lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for left foot strain and left ankle strain.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, a disability rating higher than 0 percent for photophobia with dry eye syndrome, and an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for right knee scars. The claims for increased ratings were denied due to the Veteran's failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an earlier effective date for chronic post-traumatic headaches and a higher rating for PTSD with TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than June 30, 2016, for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) because there was no factually ascertainable increase in the severity of his service-connected disabilities during the relevant period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for left and right ankle conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disorder other than of the ankle, foot, or veins was denied. All other issues were remanded for further action.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with osteoarthritis and chronic sinusitis have been granted increased ratings, but the Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes. The Veteran is currently rated at 20% for his right ankle condition.