Ankle Board decisions

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the surgical scar, right ankle, and an earlier effective date of October 21, 2019, but remanded issues related to the right ankle fracture with residual traumatic arthritis and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board remands the claim for a higher rating for left ankle arthritis, post-traumatic due to errors in the previous decision regarding the Talar Tilt Test and duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension, carpal tunnel syndrome, left upper extremity, a back disorder, and an initial rating greater than 10 percent for a right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with laxity. However, it granted a 60 percent rating for dermographism with manifestations of chronic cholinergic urticaria from November 29, 2018, and a 50 percent initial rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle osteoarthritis, but remanded the claims for left and right leg sciatica due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an initial compensable rating for various conditions, including right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis, left ankle condition, back pain, depression, anxiety, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted clothing allowances for a back brace and wheelchair, but denied them for a neck brace, bilateral knee braces, pain medication therapy, cane, and walker.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left knee disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and remanded claims for other disabilities due to a pre-decisional error in the duty to assist.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher rating and earlier effective date for bilateral hearing loss, as well as service connection for various conditions including cardiovascular issues, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or earlier effective dates.

The Board denied service connection for left ankle, right knee, and right ankle disabilities as there is no evidence of a current disability during the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and increased the initial disability rating to 30 percent.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of multiple joint pain and disabilities to correct an error by the AOJ, satisfy its duty to assist under 38 U.S.C. § 5103A, and obtain additional VA examinations and medical nexus opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis, a rating greater than 10 percent for cystic acne, an initial compensable rating for scars associated with cystic acne, and various other conditions. The claims were either denied or remanded.

The Veteran's combined service-connected disabilities preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantial, gainful employment, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.

The Board granted an effective date of August 1, 2013, for the award of service connection for various conditions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for increased ratings of low back, left knee, and right ankle disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle conditions due to an inadequate VA opinion.