Ankle Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to service connection for hypertension as secondary to the service-connected disabilities due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obesity, caused by his service-connected disabilities, was a substantial factor in causing his hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle, left knee, and right knee disabilities. The Veteran's current right ankle disability is not related to his service or a service-connected condition.,Service connection was granted for left ankle Achilles tendinitis with an initial rating of 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including left foot, ankle, knee, hip, shoulder, neurological, arm, upper extremity neuropathy, right leg, neck, and back disorders. The RO is instructed to obtain in-service hospitalization records from 1976-1979 and provide an addendum opinion regarding the relationship of these disorders to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected recurrent right ankle sprain, plantar/calcaneal spurs and hallux valgus.

The Board has denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 30 percent rating for bilateral pes planus, as the increase in disability occurred more than one year prior to the claim. The issues of service connection for various disorders are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection were properly filed on November 15, 2011. Effective dates of November 15, 2011 have been granted for all disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative disc disease at L5-S1 with multiple areas of spinal disc herniations was denied. The right knee strain and ankle disabilities were granted increased ratings, but the limitation of flexion in the right knee remains at a compensable level.

The Veteran's claims for compensable initial ratings for various service-connected disabilities have been denied. The Board has remanded several of the issues for further evaluation, including those related to arthritis and wrist conditions.

The Veteran's left and right ankle disorders, as well as his hypertension, are not service-connected.,His skin disorder is also not service-connected.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right ankle, left foot, and right foot disabilities due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and her military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for his lumbar spine disability, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, right knee patellofemoral syndrome, and left ankle disability due to insufficient medical evidence. The VA will provide additional examinations to determine the current severity of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease and that any current left ankle disability is more likely due to natural progression rather than active service.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to their death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of this appeal at this time.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle degenerative joint disease with healed surgical scar and for a temporary total rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.30 in association with right ankle surgery.

The Veteran's claims for special home adaptation grant, financial assistance in purchasing an automobile or conveyance, and assistance in acquiring specially adapted housing have been denied due to the absence of a service-connected disability that meets the eligibility criteria.

Your appeals have been dismissed as you are satisfied with the recent decision granting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee and ankle conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions and development of records. The issues include service connection for a left knee disorder secondary to bilateral ankle disorders, as well as initial ratings for lumbar strain with retrolisthesis, left and right ankle strains.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new and material evidence having been submitted. The Veteran's claims are now pending again.

The Veteran's low back condition and right fractured talus and ankle injury are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to service.,The Veteran's right fractured talus and ankle injury is being remanded due to the need for an opinion on whether it was aggravated by service. The issue of urinary incontinence will also be remanded as there is no current evidence of a disability for VA purposes.,Service connection for urinary incontinence is granted.