Ankle Board decisions

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and other related claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board denied service connection for a chronic gastrointestinal disability, to include irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and remanded claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis, temporomandibular joint dysfunction (TMJ), cervical spine, lumbar spine, left knee, and left ankle disabilities.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings of bowel urgency, PTSD, and right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for parkinsonism as it is caused by the medications used to treat his service-connected major depressive disorder. The left ankle and carpal tunnel syndrome issues were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus (flat feet) as it was not aggravated by service. The issues of back disability, hypertension, and right ankle disability were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the matters for additional development, including obtaining any outstanding private or VA treatment records and readjudicating the claims based on all evidence of record.

The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion with an adequate rationale that is also substantially compliant with the December 2023 Board remand directives.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle sprain and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service connected disabilities (TDIU) for further development.

The Board remands the claims for a left ankle disability rating and TDIU due to an inadequate February 2025 VA examination.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right ankle disabilities were granted increased ratings to 40 percent from July 8, 2016.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left and right ankle disability to obtain new medical opinions addressing both direct and secondary theories of entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a neck condition, right knee condition, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and ankle disabilities, as there was no evidence linking them to the Veteran's active-duty service. The claim for balanitis xerotica obliterans is remanded.

All appeals listed were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran was granted a 50 percent rating for acneiform pitting scars of the face from October 23, 2013, to December 26, 2018, and denied a rating in excess of 30 percent from December 26, 2018. Service connection was denied for left ankle, right ankle, right knee, and right foot disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for hemorrhoids, a bilateral ankle condition, and tinnitus as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied higher initial ratings for the thoracolumbar spine disability and right ankle disability, granted service connection for an acquired mental disorder as due to a service-connected disability, and dismissed the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for right great toe posttraumatic arthritis and remanded the claims for left great toe disability and right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and dismissed appeals for initial disability ratings, with the exception of remanding certain claims.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability, an upper respiratory condition (including sinusitis and allergic rhinitis), residuals of mandible surgery, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a link to military service.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for sinusitis and remanded the claims for service connection for left ankle sprain and an initial compensable rating for ulcerative colitis.