Ankle Board decisions

The Board granted entitlement to TDIU from January 23, 2015 to October 16, 2017 based on the aggregate impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluding substantially gainful employment. The Board denied service connection for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), finding the evidence persuasively weighs against any relationship to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disorder and throat issues due to a service uvulectomy, finding no evidence of a nexus between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings, as well as remanded one issue.

The Board remands the case for a new medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left ankle disorder due to an inadequate previous medical nexus opinion.

The veteran withdrew appeals for service connection and rating issues, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board granted a 40 percent disability rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine with herniated disc at L3-L5 and IVDS, denied ratings in excess of 10 percent for left ankle sprain and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, and granted earlier effective dates for service connection for certain conditions.

The Board granted an initial evaluation of 20 percent for the left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy, while denying service connection for hearing loss.

The Board denied the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 1, 2018.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right ankle degenerative arthritis with fibula fracture, finding that a higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for the Veteran's service-connected left ankle achilles tendonitis and osteomyelitis, as well as a separate 10 percent rating for left ankle instability.

The Board denied an effective date prior to December 12, 2005, for the award of service connection for a left ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied initial ratings for several disabilities, while granting a 30% rating for the left foot disability and a 40% rating for the back disability.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee injury and pain, left knee injury and pain, low back injury and pain, and left ankle injury and pain.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, dismissed the claim for left upper extremity cervical radiculopathy of the lower radicular group, but granted service connection for a bilateral ankle, hip, and knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for status post hysterectomy, right ankle tendinitis, and recurrent urinary tract infections.

The Board granted service connection for an other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, but denied service connection for several other conditions including PTSD, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right leg shin splints, left leg shin splints, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, sleep apnea, insomnia, a right elbow strain, and a lumbar strain.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee disability, secondary to the appellant's service-connected plantar fasciitis, and dismissed the appeal for service connection of a right ankle disability as moot.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for stomach disability, bilateral ankle disability, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Veteran withdrew his entire appeal, and the Board dismissed all related issues.

The Board denied service connection for bursitis affecting the Veteran's bilateral ankles, elbows, hips, shoulders, and wrists as there was no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the appeal.