Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remanded the claims for right-ankle and left-ankle tendonitis to obtain additional evidence and opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for SMC based on erectile dysfunction and higher ratings for ankle conditions prior to July 29, 2022.

Service connection for the veteran's back and right ankle disorders was denied. The Board found that these conditions were not related to the veteran's military service.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's right ankle and lumbar spine disabilities but remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea.

The veteran's appeal was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw it before a decision was made.

The veteran's rating for unspecified depressive and anxiety disorder was increased to 100%. Other issues related to ankle and knee strains were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of neck, left elbow, left ankle disorders, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to errors in the VA's duty to assist.

The Board remanded the veteran's claim for service connection of a left ankle condition to obtain missing medical records and conduct a new examination.

Service connection for hallux valgus of the left foot and lateral collateral ligament sprain of the right ankle is granted.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for an earlier effective date for several service-connected conditions. The Board remanded the issues of a compensable rating for migraines and a higher rating for right ankle disability.

The veteran was granted a 40% rating for L5-S1 degenerative disc disease before February 14, 2024, and a 20% rating for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The request for a higher rating after February 14, 2024, was denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for a higher rating for his left knee and ankle conditions, as well as for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU), due to inadequate examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, left knee disability, left foot disability, and right ankle disability. The claim for esophageal disability is remanded.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle condition, ischemic heart disease (IHD), and low back condition. The Board found errors in the previous decisions and ordered new examinations and opinions.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including depression and anxious distress, was granted. Claims for bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea were denied. Other claims related to various conditions were remanded for further review.

The veteran's claims for service connection for psychiatric disability and right ankle disability were denied. The claim for left shoulder disability was remanded for further examination.

The Board denied all claims for increased or initial ratings related to the veteran's ankle disabilities and scars.

Service connection for left knee and right ankle disorders was denied because the evidence did not support that these conditions existed or were related to military service.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Veteran must undergo VA examinations to evaluate these conditions.

Service connection for left shoulder, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities was denied. Service connection for erectile dysfunction was remanded.