Ankle Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine if his current eye disability and ankle disability are related to service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support a finding of service connection for the Veteran's right ankle disability, as his current condition is not related to an in-service injury. The preponderance of the evidence does not establish a nexus between the Veteran's current arthritis and his military service.

The Veteran's left ankle disability was initially rated at 10% prior to April 2010 and increased to 20% thereafter. The evidence does not support a higher rating before April 2010.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including hearing loss, tinnitus, PTSD, ankle condition, and skin disorder. The VA will also obtain any outstanding treatment records and provide a comprehensive examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted. The Veteran does not have a bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, bowel disorder, right eye disorder, deviated septum, skin disorder, tinnitus, right ankle disorder, and right knee disorder have been denied. The evidence does not support a finding of in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions.

The Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various disabilities, including a bilateral ankle disability, dry eye syndrome, neck disability, and traumatic brain disease, are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination to determine the severity of his service-connected right ankle disability and whether he has an impairment of the tibia and fibula. The case will be re-adjudicated after this.

The Board has determined that additional evidentiary development is necessary prior to the adjudication of the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right knee, right shoulder, and right ankle disabilities. This includes obtaining a new VA examination to assess the current severity of these conditions and obtaining any outstanding VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional examinations and development of records, particularly regarding her cervical spine, bilateral ankle, gastrointestinal, and psychiatric disorders.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a bilateral ankle disability is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and verifying periods of active duty training.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine if the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his service.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and left ankle disability did not arise during service or for many years thereafter, and are not related to his military service. The claim for low back disability is pending as there was no diagnosis provided in this decision.

The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and left ankle disability did not arise during service or for many years thereafter, and are not related to his military service. The claim for low back disability is pending as there was no diagnosis provided in this decision.

The Veteran's appeal is denied for all issues except the entitlement to an extended period of a temporary total rating for convalescence status-post total right knee replacement, which has been remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ankle disability, diagnosed as a chronic bilateral ankle strain, is related to his active service.,The Board has also determined that the Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and an addendum opinion from the VA examiner.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left second toe stress fracture was denied as there is no current disability.,Service connection for migraine headaches was granted, but the rating assigned (10%) does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on frequency or severity.

The Board denied service connection for stress fractures of the tibia and femur adjacent to the right knee, as well as a right ankle injury, finding that there was no evidence of such conditions in service or sufficient medical evidence linking them to current symptoms.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed chronic fatigue, joint pain (excluding patella condition of right knee), and precancerous mass of the lower intestine are not related to service or any incident therein.,Service connection for these conditions is denied.