Ankle decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for acute sinusitis, extrinsic asthma, headaches, a low back condition, right leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, left leg numbness as secondary to a low back condition, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition. The initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss was denied.

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disability to correct a duty to assist error, as the August 2022 VA examination opinion is deemed inadequate.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for service connection and TDIU, restored a higher rating for a back condition, and remanded several other issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional service-connected conditions.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and increased the disability rating for the left ankle to 30 percent, but denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied service connection for foot pain and an ankle condition as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis related to these conditions during or after active service.

The Board granted service connection for a left club foot and a left ankle condition as secondary to the Veteran's now service-connected left club foot disability, while remanding claims for service connection for a left hip condition and right foot pes planus.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for separate ratings and increased ratings for conditions related to Reiter's syndrome, including the bilateral shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands/thumbs, ankles, tachybrady syndrome, left toes, and right toes.

The Board grants service connection for a left ankle disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Appellant.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disability and remanded claims for lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle disabilities.

The appeal concerning the proposed reduction of rating for major depressive disorder was dismissed, and entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's knee, cervical spine, upper extremity radiculopathy, lumbosacral strain, and left ankle disabilities but granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and back disability (lumbosacral strain) based on the evidence showing onset during active duty.

The Board granted service connection for osteoarthritis of the right ankle with instability and remanded claims for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic sinusitis.

The Board remands the claim for eligibility under the VA PCAFC to allow further processing based on a now-eligible serious injury incurred during a qualified period of service.

The Board denied increased ratings for PTSD, left ankle achilles tendonitis, and right knee disabilities but granted a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to July 21, 2020.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims for service connection for various other conditions, including those of the feet, knees, spine, ankle, and nerves.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to inadequate VA examinations and missing private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle, left and right knee, and back disabilities based on the evidence of record.