Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a disability rating in excess of 50 percent for sleep apnea with asthma, while remanding several other claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of left and right ankle disabilities to obtain a new examination that addresses the severity of the disabilities without considering the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board granted service connection for adjustment disorder and a 70 percent rating for generalized anxiety disorder with depressive features, while denying earlier effective dates for other conditions.

The Board granted service connection for the veteran's lumbar spine disability, right knee strain, left knee degenerative arthritis, and right ankle strain on a direct basis. The Board also granted service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as secondary to the lumbar spine disability.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied separate compensable ratings for left and right ankle disorders as manifestations of service-connected shin splints, and remanded the claim for an increased rating for tension headaches due to missing information.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability and a left foot disability, but remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle arthritis, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's anxiety disorder, left shoulder strain, left ankle sprain, and lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for bilateral hip conditions were remanded, as was a claim to dismiss special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of creative organ.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple arthritic conditions as further development is needed.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for chronic bronchitis, granted a 10 percent rating for the condition, and denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ankle condition, and headaches.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle tendonitis, as well as a 70 percent rating for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The Board denied a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, dismissed claims for service connection for anxiety disorder and depression due to improper claims processing, and remanded claims for service connection for left ankle disability, right ankle disability, and right ear hearing loss.

The Board granted presumptive service connection for sinusitis due to in-service exposure to fine particulate matter, and increased the rating for right shoulder degenerative joint disease with rotator cuff tendinopathy status post arthroscopic Mumford procedure and right ankle tendonitis.

The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disability, left clavicle disability, scar of the left clavicle, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae (skin) disability, and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities for further development.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia, left shoulder strain with rotator cuff tear, and lateral collateral ligament sprain based on evidence showing these conditions are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection of a left ankle condition to ensure that due process is followed and there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claim.

The appeal for service connection for a left ankle condition was dismissed, and the claims for tinnitus and respiratory conditions (COPD and asthma) were denied.

The Board denied service connection for temporomandibular disorder (TMJ), left ankle condition, left hip pain, right hip pain, right leg shin splints, and left leg shin splints.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and bilateral leg pain but granted earlier effective dates for the award of service connection for tinnitus, major depressive disorder, low back disability, left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, radiculopathy, right lower extremity, sciatic nerve, and radiculopathy, left lower extremity, sciatic nerve.