Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle condition due to insufficient evidence of a current disability, and remanded the claim for varicose veins due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, a left ankle disorder, a right ankle disorder, and hypertension as the evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board denied a compensable disability rating for scars right ankle status post arthroscopy and remanded the claims for higher ratings for right ankle sprain with instability, right knee tendinitis, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The appeal for service connection for a right ankle disorder was dismissed due to a procedural defect.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and higher ratings for his right ankle condition, right knee patellar chondromalacia, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board granted service connection for right ankle degenerative arthritis and right foot plantar fasciitis, acquired pes cavus (claw foot) and degenerative arthritis based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.

The Veteran's effective date for a 20 percent rating for his right ankle disability was granted as of April 21, 2022, but an earlier effective date for the 10 percent rating for painful incision scar was denied.

The Board granted service connection for right foot pes planus, lumbosacral strain, left ankle disability manifested by pain, and tinnitus based on the evidence being approximately evenly balanced as to whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted a 20 percent disability rating for the back disability prior to April 13, 2017, and a 40 percent rating from August 2, 2019, to December 30, 2019, but denied higher ratings in other periods. The Board also remanded several service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a sleep disorder, cervical spine disability, low back disability, left thumb disability, right leg disability, and left ankle disability, to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the Veteran's claims.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and knee disabilities as the evidence did not show that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active military service.

The case is remanded for further development to clarify the current evaluation assigned and obtain additional medical opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.

The Board remands the Veteran's claim for a rating greater than 10 percent for his right ankle disability for further development and readjudication.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for left ankle ankylosis in dorsiflexion and a separate initial 20 percent rating for instability of the left ankle, effective November 4, 2016.

The Board remands the issues of service connection for various disabilities and the character of discharge issue, as additional evidence and clarification are needed.

The Board denied increased ratings for major depressive disorder, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and a right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability as there was no current diagnosis of the condition during or recent to the appeal period.

The Board denied increased ratings for lumbosacral strain, right and left hip osteoarthritis, chronic diarrhea with GERD, and service connection for fibromyalgia. However, a 20 percent rating was granted for the right ankle deltoid ligament sprain with degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right ankle, shoulder, and wrist conditions due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities or in-service injuries.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.