Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, right foot disorder, and left foot disorder based on the aggravation of pre-existing conditions during active duty.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back pain, right knee pain, right ankle pain, right hip pain, left knee pain, GERD/reflux, mental health disorder, sleep apnea, and left shoulder pain, due to a duty to assist error regarding VA examinations.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left ankle disability, as additional evidence and an adequate medical opinion are needed.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as no evidence supported higher ratings or a grant of service connection.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death, as an appellant's claim does not survive their death.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and increased rating as untimely, and denied an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and pseudofolliculitis barbae (PFB) but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability. Several conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for a lumbar disability, and service connection for left ankle and right knee disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss and service connection for major depressive disorder, among other issues. The decision also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a bilateral ankle disability, but remanded the claims for bronchitis, pneumonia, GERD, type 2 diabetes mellitus, diabetic neuropathy of both upper extremities, and TMJ disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings for hip and ankle disabilities due to a need for additional development of the record.

The veteran withdrew the appeal, and all claims were dismissed.

The Board denied an evaluation higher than 30 percent for the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome with functional abdominal pain syndrome and remanded several other issues related to service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, finding the evidence to be in approximate balance that it was related to the Veteran's service.

The Board remands the issues of higher initial ratings for right ankle, right knee, and neck disabilities and service connection for upper extremity radiculopathy disorders to obtain additional evidence and examinations.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle, right ankle, right shoulder, right wrist, and left knee disabilities. The appeal was denied for a compensable rating of the left ear hearing loss disability.

The Board remands the claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle osteoarthritis with tendonitis and sprain prior to May 15, 2025 due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for various hip, knee, and ankle disabilities as no claims were filed prior to March 1, 2007.

The Board granted service connection for chronic sinusitis, headaches as proximately due to the service-connected chronic sinusitis, posttraumatic stress disorder and major depressive disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea. The claims for edema and right ankle joint pain were denied.

The Board granted a 30 percent rating for both the right and left ankle sprains, as the Veteran's symptoms most closely approximate ankylosis in dorsiflexion between 0 degrees and 10 degrees.