Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, right and left ankle degenerative joint disease, and erectile dysfunction to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and a TBI. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for allergic rhinitis, right ankle scar associated with ganglion cyst in the soft tissue of the ankle with tenosynovitis, left upper extremity scars associated with post traumatic changes of the left thumb, and post traumatic changes of the left thumb were also denied. Some issues related to service connection have been remanded for further consideration.

The Board granted an initial 20 percent disability rating for left and right ankle degenerative arthritis effective May 9, 2016.

The Board granted an effective date of March 1, 2021, for the award of service connection for right knee disability, right ankle disability, left knee disability, left ankle disability, psychiatric disability, and lumbosacral disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a left ankle disability, and an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae of the face. The claims for service connection for various other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left ankle, left heel, left leg shin splints, lumbar spine, right elbow, right heel, and right leg shin splints, as further development is needed to determine if these conditions are related to active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for a cardiovascular disability and a lumbosacral spine disability on an accrued benefits basis, but denied service connection for a chronic fatigue disorder and a right ankle disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left big toe, left ankle, and right ankle disorders to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's service connection for hypertension is granted, while the evaluation greater than 20 percent for hemorrhoids is denied. Several claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board granted higher initial ratings for the Veteran's left and right ankle disabilities, but remanded claims for service connection for a left hip disability, a right hip disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable disability evaluation for right ear hearing loss, dismissed his claim for an increased rating for left ankle disability, and dismissed his claim for service connection for vertigo due to procedural defects.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability and migraine headaches for further development, and found no current disability of the right ankle.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle disabilities based on credible reports of in-service injuries and continuity of symptoms.

The Veteran's back and left ankle disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher ratings, but his service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing or following substantially gainful employment.

The Board granted service connection for Achilles' tendon rupture of the left ankle as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee conditions.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, to include as secondary to right foot pain, for further development and readjudication.

The appeal of the denial of service-connected compensation for claimed disabilities and claims for increases in disability ratings was dismissed due to untimely filing.

The Board granted service connection for dermatosis and denied the claims for service connection for a chronic cervicothoracic pain disability, right shoulder disability, PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, ED, sleep apnea, left ulnar pain, right ulnar pain, left ring finger disability, right ankle surgery residuals with residual status post achilles enthesophyte excision, left knee disability, right knee disability, right wrist strain, and headaches.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and prostate cancer as the evidence did not support a finding of current disabilities or a link to in-service injuries or exposures.

The Board granted service connection for dermatosis and denied the claims for service connection for a chronic cervicothoracic pain disability, right shoulder disability, PTSD, bilateral sensorineural hearing loss, ED, sleep apnea, left ulnar pain, right ulnar pain, left ring finger disability, right ankle surgery residuals with residual status post achilles enthesophyte excision, left knee disability, right knee disability, right wrist strain, and headaches.