Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied the claims for service connection for right knee and right ankle disabilities as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a left thumb disorder and a left ankle disorder as the evidence did not support a nexus between any current disorders and injuries sustained in service.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of left ankle sprain and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The case is remanded for additional VA examinations and to consider whether an increased rating is warranted based on functional loss due to pain, extra-schedular considerations or the applicability of Diagnostic Code 5258.

The Board remands the claims for further evidentiary development.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder as there was no current diagnosis of such disability.

The Board denied service connection for a right knee disability and a left ankle disability as there was no evidence of chronic disabilities in service, and the first evidence of such conditions occurred many years after discharge from service.

The Veteran's right ankle posterior tibial tendonitis has been rated as 10 percent disabling, and the Board found that an increased initial rating was not warranted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right lung disorder, an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for chronic left ankle sprain, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for major depression, recurrent generalized anxiety disorder were denied. However, the claim for an initial compensable evaluation for right ear hearing loss was granted.

The Veteran was granted a temporary total rating and extension of no longer than one year, based on convalescence from March 31, 2005, for tendonitis of the right ankle.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder and found that the veteran's right knee instability was less than slight, not warranting a compensable evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed bilateral pes planus, left ankle disability, right leg disability (knee, thigh and hamstring), low back disability, right thumb disability, and right elbow disability as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis or that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date and granted a 50% rating for PTSD, effective from November 2, 2006.

The Veteran's service-connected right ankle disorder is manifested by no more than moderate limitation in dorsiflexion motion, and a rating in excess of 10 percent is not warranted.

The Board denied service connection for transverse myelitis and a right ankle disability, finding that neither condition was incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 40 percent as of October 28, 2008, for a low back disability with mechanical and segmental dysfunction, spondylolisthesis, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, and degenerative changes; entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for tremors of the right hand associated with diabetes mellitus; entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for tremors of the left hand associated with diabetes mellitus; entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus with hypertension, nephropathy, and impotence; and entitlement to an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right ankle strain (recurrent sprains) on the basis of CUE in a January 3, 2002, RO decision.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied initial disability ratings in excess of 10 percent for degenerative arthritis of L5, S1 with mild retrolisthesis, as well as noncompensable ratings for shin splints of the right and left legs, residuals of a left ankle fracture, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple joint conditions to schedule an appropriate examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, a bilateral hip disability, a right ankle disability, and a lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder as the preponderance of evidence was against finding that the Veteran's current left ankle disorder had its onset in or is related to his active service.