Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, arthritis, a left ankle condition, and right hip replacement to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral and limb-girdle types, degenerating skeletal function of the right ankle, and degenerating skeletal function of the left ankle to obtain additional evidence.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a special home adaptation and specially adapted housing due to the need for additional development, specifically an examination to determine the severity of his service-connected disabilities as they relate to loss of use of the extremities.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle condition/injury and sleep apnea, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the surgical scar, right ankle, and an earlier effective date of October 21, 2019, but remanded issues related to the right ankle fracture with residual traumatic arthritis and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for left ankle arthritis, post-traumatic due to errors in the previous decision regarding the Talar Tilt Test and duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, a back disorder, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with laxity. However, it granted a 60 percent rating for dermographism with manifestations of chronic cholinergic urticaria from November 29, 2018, and a 50 percent initial rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle osteoarthritis, but remanded the claims for left and right leg sciatica due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for various conditions, including right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left ankle condition, back pain, depression, anxiety, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted clothing allowances for a back brace and wheelchair, but denied them for a neck brace, bilateral knee braces, pain medication therapy, cane, and walker.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for other disabilities due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for various conditions including cardiovascular issues, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right knee, and right ankle disabilities as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and increased the initial disability rating to 30 percent.