Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of an anxiety condition, shoulder injury, hip injury, and ankle injury due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disorders, bilateral ankle disorder, and a compensable evaluation for onychomycosis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied due to lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis was remanded for further development.

Service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus and for left ankle condition is granted.

The veteran's service connection for left knee, left hip, and right ankle conditions was granted. Service connection for the right knee, right hip, left ankle, and cervical spine conditions was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10% for right ankle tendonitis with instability. The evidence did not show the condition warranted a higher evaluation.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for higher evaluations for several service-connected conditions, including issues with the right thumb, both great toes, left ankle, and left shoulder.

The veteran's request for a higher rating for right ankle instability was denied. The claims for service connection for stomach cancer and sleep disturbances, as well as entitlement to TDIU, were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions but granted it for lumbosacral strain and related radiculopathies.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain was denied. The claims for bilateral hearing loss and left leg disorder, including left ankle, were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective April 5, 2022. The case is remanded for consideration of TDIU prior to this date.

The appeal for service connection of the veteran's left ankle condition was dismissed because the VA already granted service connection for this condition in October 2023.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and restoration of a previous rating for their right ankle sprain with tendonitis.

Service connection for tinea pedis, tinea interdigitum, eczema, and dermatitis is granted. Service connection for lumbar spine disability, right foot injury, left foot injury, and residuals of a right ankle abscess with cellulitis is denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral ankle, lower leg, neck, and thoracic spine disabilities. The Board will review new evidence to determine if these conditions are related to active service.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeal regarding increased disability ratings and earlier effective dates for service-connected right heel tendonitis with osteoarthritis of the right ankle and migraine headaches due to a finding of duty to assist errors.

The veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to weight gain from other service-connected disabilities is granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied. Effective dates for asthma, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder strain were granted starting from October 9, 2020. Claims for earlier effective dates for tinea versicolor and pseudofolliculitis barbae, and higher ratings for cervical spine strain and lumbosacral spine strain with arthritis were denied. Claims for right ankle sprain, left ankle sprain, and individual unemployability were remanded.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent left ankle injury is granted. Other claims are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of the veteran's right and left ankle conditions, secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.