Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right lower and left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, a rating in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder and depression, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for hypertension. However, the TDIU was granted.

The Board remands the claims for further development due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including unconfirmed service locations and lack of VA examinations.

The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating for somatic symptom disorder with predominant pain and major depressive episodes, effective May 6, 2021. The right ankle debridement of arthritis, post traumatic, was denied a higher rating, while service connection was granted for right knee pain but denied for low back pain and radiculopathy in the lower right extremity.

The Board remands all issues on appeal for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination and private medical records.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, left ankle disability, tinnitus, and sciatic nerve impairment due to a lack of evidence supporting a direct relationship between the claimed conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease and depression (secondary to a service-connected TBI) but denied service connection for left ankle strain, right shoulder strain, rhinitis, and sinusitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right ankle, knee, and PTSD, to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including a cervical spine condition, low back condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, right ankle condition, right hip condition, urinary frequency, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to obtain additional evidence.

The Veteran's left ankle disability was granted a rating of 20 percent prior to December 28, 2021, and the claim for an increased rating since that date was denied. The Veteran was also granted entitlement to total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining addendum nexus opinions and verifying reported stressor events.

The Board remands the claims for additional development, specifically to obtain retrospective VA medical opinions and address the ameliorative effects of medication.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a right ankle surgical scar, as there was no evidence of a combined area of at least 6 square inches or any other disabling effects.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a higher disability rating for his service-connected left and right ankle disabilities, as the evidence did not support a finding of more severe limitation of motion than that already contemplated by the current 10 percent ratings.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of various musculoskeletal disabilities and entitlement to specially adapting housing benefits due to a need for additional evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy. The claims for special monthly compensation based on loss of use of feet and hands were denied.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on an earlier effective date for right ankle disability, but denied it for back disability and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for service connection for various disorders, including shoulder, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, wrist, and ankle conditions, due to deficiencies in prior VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, and the claims for service connection and higher ratings were dismissed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including thoracolumbar strain, cervical strain, and others. The claims were not granted.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the remaining issues, including various psychiatric disorders, middle back injury, ankle disabilities, knee disabilities, neuropathies, hearing loss, and headaches.