Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and granted service connection for tinnitus, while remanding other issues.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral foot and ankle conditions to correct a duty to assist error, requiring medical opinions on their relationship to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion that addresses the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed condition, considering her military personnel records and in-service treatment.

The Board denied service connection for the left and right foot hallux valgus with osteoarthrosis, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right hip arthritis as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, continuous symptoms since service, or a relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss but denied it for migraine headaches, while remanding claims for left ankle, right ankle, and cervical spine degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for pre-cancerous melanoma, right eye and service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left ankle pain and instability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, bruxism, and sleep apnea to obtain additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it for a left ankle sprain. The remaining claims for left and right hip disabilities, as well as lower back strain, were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, low back disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left knee, left ankle, back pain, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to a need for additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board granted a 100 percent rating for depressive disorder with major depressive like episodes and anxious distress, effective from October 21, 2022.

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

The Board denied service connection for multiple foot, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities but granted service connection for tinnitus as secondary to a service-connected left ear hearing loss.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for left and right ankle impingement, and both issues are dismissed.

The appeal regarding the issues of entitlement to an increased rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to concurrent election.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle injury, to include arthritis, resolving all doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities and a TDIU due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a right ankle disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected disability with obesity as an intermediate step, for further development.

The Veteran's service connection for left neck scar was granted, while the claims for left sciatic radicular pain, hypoesthesia, paresthesia of the left lower extremity, right ankle pain, and right wrist and hand pain were denied.

The Board granted service connection for dyspnea as a sign or symptom of an undiagnosed illness involving the respiratory system and denied a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis. Several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for bilateral hearing loss. Other claims were remanded for further development.