Ankle decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to untimely filing and lack of good cause for the delay.

The Board granted service connection for asthma prior to August 10, 2022, and as of that date under the PACT Act. The claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted a 50% rating for headaches and awarded TDIU, while denying increased ratings for PTSD, OSA, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and right ankle tendinitis.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and higher initial ratings for right ankle degenerative arthritis disability, left and right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left and right knee strain disability, as well as a TDIU due to service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for traumatic brain injury and right lower extremity sciatica, dismissed the appeal as moot. The claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica were denied.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left ankle strain and remanded the issue of entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral strain with mild levoscoliosis.

The Board remands the claims for a right ankle condition, left ankle disorder, sinusitis, and headache disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and depressive disorder, assigned a 70 percent rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and denied increased ratings for left and right varicocele. The remaining claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right ankle disabilities, an acquired psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a traumatic brain injury, and various other disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for increased initial ratings of the Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities due to a need for an updated VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for type II diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, neuropathy of the right and left lower extremities, and neuropathy of the bilateral upper extremities. The claims for service connection for an eye condition, vertigo/dizziness, GERD/reflux, cervical strain, lumbosacral strain, right wrist degenerative joint disease, left wrist degenerative joint disease, right knee osteoarthritis, left knee degenerative joint disease, a right foot condition, a left foot condition, and a right achilles tendon/ankle condition were denied. The claims for service connection for hypertensive heart disease/high blood pressure, sinusitis, headaches, allergic rhinitis, and a skin condition were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that the current left ankle disability is etiologically related to the service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis.

The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar conditions, chronic migraines, MDD, and readjudicated the claims for hives, lung scarring, elbow, and ankle conditions as secondary to Valley Fever.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions as there was no evidence of a medical nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder and right ankle disorder, but denied service connection for a cervical spine disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various claimed conditions, including a neck disorder, low back disorder, shoulder disorders, knee disorder, ankle and foot disorders, skin rash, eye disorder, hearing loss, tinnitus, and psychiatric disorder, as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, ankle, and foot disabilities as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service or any service-connected disability.

The Veteran was granted a 10 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss from July 2, 2018, to June 18, 2021, and the claim for a compensable rating prior to that date was denied. The claims for TDIU and service connection for right ankle, left ankle, and psoriasis were also addressed.

The Board denied the appeals for ratings in excess of 10 percent and 30 percent for various gout conditions affecting the right knee, left knee, left ankle, left hand, and left elbow. The claims were denied based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's symptoms did not meet or nearly approximate the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied service connection for a left wrist condition, left shoulder condition, and fibromyalgia. The claims for thoracolumbar spine condition, acquired psychiatric condition, right wrist condition, right shoulder condition, and left ankle condition were remanded for further development.