Ankle Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a left ankle fracture, finding that the Veteran's current left ankle disorder is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The hearing loss and tinnitus claims are remanded.

The Board found that the Veteran's current right ankle and right knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his left ankle disability was denied as the evidence did not show marked limitation of motion, ankylosis, malunion, or astragalectomy.

The Board has granted service connection for status post abdominoplasty due to cesarean sections with residual scars, left ankle and Achilles tendon condition, and bacterial vaginosis and vaginitis, to include hysterectomy.,Service connection is established for the Veteran's abdominal scars, left ankle and Achilles tendon condition, and bacterial vaginosis and vaginitis, including her hysterectomy. The Board found that these conditions are causally or etiologically related to service.,The decision also grants service connection for status post abdominoplasty due to cesarean sections with residual scars, left ankle and Achilles tendon condition, and bacterial vaginosis and vaginitis, to include hysterectomy.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected thoracic and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis with thoracic spine dextrorotoscoliosis, left ankle sprain and left Achilles calcaneal spur, restless leg syndrome, and right shoulder strain.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development and consideration, including obtaining missing service treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for back, right ankle, and bilateral knee disorders as due to a qualifying chronic disability. The issue of service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and headaches is being remanded.,Headaches are secondary to the service-connected irritable bowel syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and ensuring proper consideration of all submitted evidence.

The Veteran's right and left ankle strains, as well as his right foot disability, were granted service connection effective August 23, 2000. He was awarded a 10% rating for each ankle strain starting June 19, 2014.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations were denied. The Veteran was granted a 10% evaluation for sinusitis with allergic rhinitis effective November 10, 2010.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral knee disability, foot disability, and bilateral ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for rheumatoid arthritis of the cervical spine, shoulders, knees, and ankles have been denied. The Veteran was granted a compensable rating for his left foot status post fracture of the third toe.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, and his TDIU claim is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for traumatic brain injury, but denied service connection for low back disability, right hand contusion, left knee disability, and right ankle disability.

The Veteran's low back injury and left ankle condition are not service-connected.,His hemorrhoids do not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has determined that there is a need for additional development and remands the case back to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ankle condition is causally related to his service-connected right ankle disability, and thus grants the claim of entitlement to service connection for history of left ankle arthroscopic surgery as secondary to a service-connected right ankle disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling the Veteran for a VA examination to assess the current severity of his service-connected left shoulder impingement syndrome, right ankle degenerative joint disease, and left ankle sprain and degenerative changes.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have chronic residuals of left foot or left ankle injuries as a result of service, and thus her claims for service connection are denied.