Ankle Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration records. The Veteran will be provided a new VA examination to assess his employability due to service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disorder is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling an examination, and considering whether his current condition may be related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination and providing the Veteran with an addendum medical statement on his claimed conditions. The Veteran's claims will be readjudicated following this development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral foot disability and right ankle disability are etiologically related to his active duty service, granting service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed left knee and right ankle disabilities are not related to his service, and therefore denied these claims.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ankle/right leg disorder, left hip disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder. The evidence presented is sufficient to raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine if his current foot and ankle disabilities are secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and post-service medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection will be reconsidered after this additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches and finds that the Veteran's current right ankle tendonitis is not related to his in-service right ankle sprain or his service-connected orthopedic disabilities. The case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple issues related to his bilateral pes planus. The Board found that the ankle, knee and leg, hip, lumbar spondylosis, right shoulder strain, and left shoulder disabilities are not linked to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability. The issue of an increased rating for the Veteran's right ankle disability is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records. The case will be reviewed to determine if a new VA examination of the Veteran's bilateral foot and ankle conditions is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination and updated VA treatment records.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the issues of service connection for chronic disability of the left and right ankles, numbness in the right lower extremity, and a rating in excess of 40 percent for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, right ankle sprain with Achilles tendonitis, and left ankle sprain with Achilles tendonitis have been granted initial compensable ratings of 10 percent each.

The Veteran's left foot disability, including status post left calcaneal spur resection with heel pain and history of ankle stiffness, has been rated at 10 percent since September 1, 2002. The VA examiner found no more than moderate disability in terms of range of motion and functional impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, TMJ, and other conditions are being considered. The Board has found the evidence to be in equipoise on whether these disorders were incurred during service.,Service connection is granted for a lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and migraines.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder and right ankle disabilities are not related to service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing at his local RO.