Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied a rating greater than 50 percent for an acquired psychiatric disorder but granted increased ratings of 20 percent for left, right knee strains and right ankle strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain and remanded claims for service connection for left hallux valgus with left foot hallux rigidus and right hallux valgus.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), a left hand disability, and a left ankle disability based on new and relevant evidence received.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is causally related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claim for a right ankle disability to obtain an addendum VA medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the condition, including its potential relationship to service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, elbow, and ankle disabilities, to include arthritis, as well as a bilateral hearing loss disability, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, low back disability, right ankle disability, and right elbow disability due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis, ankle Achilles tendonitis, and knee patellofemoral syndrome to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction and denied service connection for allergic rhinitis, headaches, sinusitis, temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), and various hip and ankle conditions. Effective dates prior to February 11, 2020, were also denied.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, type II (DM), hypertension, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, skin condition, left knee disability, right knee disability, sciatic nerve disability, sleep apnea, and back disability, as there is pre-decisional error in the case and a VA examination(s) and addendum opinions are required to cure the error.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder condition and a left ankle condition, but remanded the claims for a left wrist condition, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and an earlier effective date, as well as a higher rating for hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including IBS, somatic symptom disorder, lumbar degenerative disc disease, and various radiculopathies and strains, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates, finding that his symptoms did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD was granted a 70 percent disability rating for the period of January 29, 2020 to February 23, 2023 and from June 7, 2023 due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. Other claims were denied.

The Board granted service connection for cervical and lumbar conditions, chronic migraines, and MDD. The claims for hives, lung scarring, elbow and ankle conditions as secondary to Valley Fever were readjudicated based on new evidence.

The veteran was granted a rating of at least 10 percent for left ankle scars and denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD with gastritis, as well as service connection for bilateral hearing loss, back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right foot plantar fasciitis, left foot plantar fasciitis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's motion for revision, based on clear and unmistakable error, of the November 26, 2013, Rating Decision that assigned initial noncompensable disability ratings for multiple conditions.