Ankle Board decisions

The Veteran's left foot/ankle disability is being remanded for further development, including verification of her duty status during periods of active service and a VA examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of her disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal regarding a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD is pending. The appeals regarding CUE in the June 1972 and June 2008 rating decisions on his gunshot wound to left ankle are granted, with no effective date provided as these decisions were final. The appeal regarding TDIU status remains pending.

The Board has ordered the case back for additional development, including obtaining updated medical records and a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left ankle disorder is related to his military service or aggravated by his service-connected knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding the Veteran's pes planus and conducting VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his back and bilateral ankle conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability, a left ankle disability, and chronic fatigue syndrome.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service event, injury, or disease that would support service connection for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's left ankle disability is characterized by marked limitation of motion, warranting a 20% rating. The Veteran also has a gastric ulcer that requires an initial evaluation.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is currently rated at 30 percent, the highest rating available for tibia and fibula impairment without nonunion or ankylosis. The evidence does not support a higher rating as there is no indication of ankylosis or nonunion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim of service connection for a left ankle disability, and as such, service connection is now granted.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeals.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed leg disability, and the Board finds that his hip, knee, and ankle disabilities are not related to military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service personnel records and VA treatment records. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, an increased rating for degenerative arthritis of the left ankle, and TDIU are also being addressed.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities have been granted increased ratings, and he is now eligible for a TDIU.

The Veteran's left ankle disability, including the trimalleolar fracture and lateral talar subluxation, is not considered to be due to VA care or treatment. The decision concludes that no additional disability was caused by VA.

The Veteran's right hand capsulitis and left ankle strain with residual tendonitis are service-connected.,The Veteran's recurrent urinary tract infection is not service-connected, as it is already contemplated in the rating for prostatitis.,The Veteran's chronic sinusitis is service-connected based on its symptoms matching those of a qualifying chronic disability under 38 C.F.R. § 3.317(a)(2).,There was no specific rating assigned or effective date provided, as these are not issues in this decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension did not begin during service and is not related to his service-connected pulmonary sarcoidosis. The right ankle disability was not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with bilateral plantar fasciitis has been rated as 50 percent disabling, effective from the date of the grant of service connection. The initial noncompensable disability ratings for left hamstring strain and right ankle sprain have also been granted.

The Veteran is unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities, including the medications prescribed for such disabilities.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features is found to have its onset during active service. The right ankle disability claim requires additional development due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the current severity of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal, indicating she is satisfied with the decision made and wants to withdraw any remaining issues on appeal.