Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a right ankle strain, acne with scars, left foot fracture, right knee tendinopathy, left knee strain, and tinnitus as the first communication from the Veteran to VA evidencing his intent to file claims for these conditions was received on December 5, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claim for a lumbar disability, while denying service connection for a right ankle disability.

The Board granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for right ankle strain, finding that there was evidence of an in-service injury and ongoing pain since service.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and a right calf disability, but denied an increased rating for the right long finger disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, to include as secondary to service-connected left knee strain. The other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, finding that the Veteran's injury occurred during inactive duty training and meets the criteria for direct service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disorder, skin cancer, and a thyroid disorder based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for right ankle injury residuals and left ankle avulsion fracture of the malleolus and cuboid, as well as a separate 20 percent disability rating for right ankle instability.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral ankle disability and lower lumbar arthritis due to a late filing of the appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding missing private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for back, left knee, right knee, left ankle, and right ankle disabilities as the evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current disability at any time during or recent to the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for scars of the left ankle, but remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic osteoarthritis residuals of tendon and ligament repair of the left ankle.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and hypertension, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 17, 2014.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left ankle disability, as the previous examination did not comply with the Court's holding in Sharp v. Shulkin.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, a right ankle disability, hypertension, and prostate cancer residuals. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran appealed a ministerial rating decision that implemented a final Board decision, which was not a proper manner in which to seek review of the November 2023 Board decision.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the other issues.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.