Ankle Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle disorder, skin cancer, and a thyroid disorder based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for right ankle injury residuals and left ankle avulsion fracture of the malleolus and cuboid, as well as a separate 20 percent disability rating for right ankle instability.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral ankle disability and lower lumbar arthritis due to a late filing of the appeal request.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and entitlement to individual unemployability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding missing private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for back, left knee, right knee, left ankle, and right ankle disabilities as the evidence did not show that the Veteran had a current disability at any time during or recent to the pendency of the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for scars of the left ankle, but remanded the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for traumatic osteoarthritis residuals of tendon and ligament repair of the left ankle.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability other than PTSD and hypertension, and remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings, as well as entitlement to a TDIU prior to September 17, 2014.

The Board remands the matter for a new examination to determine the current severity of the Veteran's left ankle disability, as the previous examination did not comply with the Court's holding in Sharp v. Shulkin.

The Board denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, a right ankle disability, hypertension, and prostate cancer residuals. The lumbar spine disability claim was remanded.

The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran appealed a ministerial rating decision that implemented a final Board decision, which was not a proper manner in which to seek review of the November 2023 Board decision.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA) and denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while dismissing appeals for service connection for limitation of motion of the ankle, hypertension, tinnitus, and insomnia.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for allergic rhinitis, while remanding the other issues.

The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches, finding that the Veteran's disability is etiologically related to his active service. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral flatfoot (pes planus), bilateral plantar fasciitis, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability to obtain a new medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle strains to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating or service connection for any of the conditions appealed.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability and a low back disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted service connection and increased ratings for multiple conditions, including thoracolumbar spine spondylosis with disc herniation, right ankle fracture residuals, right shoulder impingement syndrome, left ankle strain, left shoulder bicipital tendon tear, rotator cuff tear with arthritis status post-surgery and chronic post-procedural pain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran has withdrawn the appeal for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine and right ankle sprain, and these claims are dismissed.