Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, left clavicle disability, scar of the left clavicle, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (skin) disability, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear, and lateral collateral ligament sprain based on evidence showing these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left ankle condition to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The appeal for service connection for a left ankle condition was dismissed, and the claims for tinnitus and respiratory conditions (COPD and asthma) were denied.

The Board denied service connection for temporomandibular disorder (TMJ), left ankle condition, left hip pain, right hip pain, right leg shin splints, and left leg shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral leg pain but granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for tinnitus, major depressive disorder, low back disability, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, and radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve.

The Board denied service connection for both the right hip and right ankle conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability and low back disability as there was no evidence of a current disability or an in-service event, injury, or disease relating to the claims.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including the lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, shoulder disorders, cauda equina syndrome, neurogenic bowel disorder, erectile dysfunction, and various radiculopathies. The dental disorder and left ankle disorder were dismissed.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the award of service connection and remanded claims for increased ratings due to insufficient evidence regarding the impact of medication on the severity of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board granted service connection for sinusitis pursuant to the PACT Act and increased ratings for cervical strain and degenerative disc disease, left sided cervical radiculopathy, irritable bowel syndrome, and left lateral collateral ligament sprain.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches and tinnitus, readjudicated the claims for chronic fatigue syndrome and skin cancer, to include melanoma, and remanded several other claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for chronic left knee strain. The claims for service connection for back disability, bilateral sciatica, left ankle disability, left foot disability, and psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and remanded claims for increased ratings for TBI, OSA, and arthralgia of the right ankle.

The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for chronic lumbosacral strain and service connection for cervical, left ankle, right ankle, right shoulder, and left shoulder conditions to ensure compliance with due process.

The Board granted readjudication of the issue of whether the Appellant's character of discharge is a bar to entitlement to VA benefits, exclusive of health care and related benefits authorized under Chapter 17, Title 38, United States Code. The other issues were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral conjunctivitis and remanded the claims for sinusitis, left ankle disability, left foot disability, right foot disability, and sleep apnea.

The Board granted an effective date of December 17, 2015 for the award of service connection for left ankle, lateral collateral ligament sprain.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for an earlier effective date, a higher initial rating, and service connection for various disorders, including those secondary to the left knee disability with obesity as an intermediary step.

The appeal was withdrawn and dismissed by the appellant prior to the Board's promulgation of a decision.