Ankle Board decisions

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the claims for higher initial evaluations for left ankle and right foot disabilities can be fully adjudicated.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for back, ankle, or knee conditions and denied the Veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current disabilities of the knees, back, or right ankle to support service connection claims.,VA examinations in June 2009 found no current diagnoses for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues of service connection for various foot, ankle, and knee disabilities are on appeal.

The Veteran requested to withdraw appeals for several conditions, including breathing disorder, pulmonary disorder, right thyroid nodule, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, right ankle disorder, left elbow disorder, right elbow disorder, left arm cyst, right arm cyst, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right wrist condition, left wrist condition, right hip condition, and left hip condition.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disorder was denied in June 2003 due to aggravation by his active service. The evidence received since then includes testimony from the Veteran stating that he aggravated his pre-service right knee disorder during his second period of service.

The Veteran's increased ratings for her right knee and ankle disabilities have been denied as the evidence does not support a rating in excess of the current assigned ratings.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral ankle disability and sinus tachycardia are not service-connected as they are not due to or aggravated by his hypertension, which is related to Nifedipine. The psychiatric disorder claim was not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further examination and opinion to consider the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.

The Board has decided to remand the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to allow for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and providing the Veteran with examinations to assess his service-connected right ankle disability, scars, and major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule him for a Board video-conference hearing. He requested hearings on all issues listed in his appeals, including service connection claims.

The Board found that the Veteran did not timely file a substantive appeal regarding the January 2003 rating decision, which addressed his service-connected conditions and entitlement issues. As a result, the RO's decisions were deemed final.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right ankle disability was incurred during service and is related to her period of service, thus granting her claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence on file for VA to make a decision on the claims. The appellant should be afforded examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his left ankle, shoulder, knee, and hip disabilities have been denied. The most recent VA examination found that the Veteran had full range of motion in all affected joints.

The Veteran's headaches are related to his service-connected major depressive disorder with chronic anxiety features. The claims for sinusitis, unexplained weight gain and body inflammation, exhaustion, excessive sweating, skin disability, right foot and ankle disability, and bilateral knee disability were denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The issues on appeal include increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for left ankle and lumbar spine conditions have been withdrawn. The remaining claims of entitlement to service connection for recurrent tinnitus and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss are being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left ankle condition is not related to service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's DDD of the lumbar spine and bilateral knee disability are being considered as secondary to his service-connected right ankle instability. The examiner will determine if these conditions have worsened due to the right ankle disorder.,The Veteran's residuals from a head injury are being evaluated, but no specific service connection theory is provided.