Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's gastrointestinal symptoms and bilateral ankle and foot pain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities alone were of such nature and severity to preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for inguinal hernia, ventral hernia, and right chipped ankle pain due to predecisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle strain, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including cervical spine, chronic fatigue, and various nerve damages, as the evidence did not support a finding of a current disability related to in-service events.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, scars, low back disability, left ankle disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, and left and right hip disabilities as the evidence did not show that the Veteran had these conditions or related symptoms during the appeal period.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service or within the applicable presumptive period and no credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology.

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 for the claimed conditions.

The Board dismissed the service connection claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy and denied a higher rating for right ankle osteochondritis dissecans with osteochondral fracture.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the service connection claims for vertigo, dry eye syndrome, and various bilateral conditions due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle strain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is etiologically related to an in-service right ankle sprain.

The Board denied increased ratings for degenerative joint disease of the right ankle but granted a separate rating for instability.

The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to assess the effects of the Veteran's medications and determine the severity of his left ankle symptoms in the absence of medication.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for left ankle impingement syndrome due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and granted increased ratings for lumbosacral strain and right ankle disability.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability, finding that the evidence supported a maximum 10 percent rating.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for left and right ankle strains, denied a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded claims for hypertension and gout.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for hypertension, a compensable rating for hypertension, and service connection for various conditions including PTSD, right ankle disability, left elbow disability, headaches, erectile dysfunction, but granted service connection for headaches and erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertension, and special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a creative organ.