Ankle Board decisions

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied across multiple conditions, including back disability, headaches, bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, and various knee disabilities. The evaluations for the knees and ankle disabilities were also denied.

The Board denied service connection for residuals of ankle and hip injuries due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The VA examiner found that the veteran's bilateral hip disability was more likely caused by metastatic prostate cancer, not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have arthritis of the thoracic spine, cervical spine, bilateral shoulders, hips, knees, ankles, feet, elbows, or wrists. As such, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals found that the veteran's disability does not prevent him from achieving his goal of obtaining a post-secondary education, and therefore, feasibility of vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31 is not demonstrated.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hand, left hip, left knee, left ankle and tailbone/back disabilities are related to service. The claims for these conditions have been granted.

The veteran's arthritis of the both knees and chronic sprains of both ankles are shown to be related to her military service, warranting service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back problems, left leg condition, bilateral ankle condition, right shoulder condition, high blood pressure due to Agent Orange exposure, and ulcer. The criteria for service connection were not met in any of these cases.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for lumbosacral strain, denied increased ratings for left knee strain and residuals of right ankle injury.

The Board has granted service connection for a left ankle disorder secondary to the veteran's service-connected left femur fracture.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected left ankle disability is currently rated at 20 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 5271. The evidence does not show marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization due to this condition.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied, and the case was dismissed due to his death.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right foot/ankle condition and bilateral hearing loss. The right foot/ankle issue is granted as secondary to her service-connected residuals of a right femur fracture, but no rating or effective date will be assigned due to lack of compensable disability. The bilateral hearing loss claim is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for COPD, varicose veins with edema and discoloration of the ankles and feet, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol levels. The reasons given were that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for vocational rehabilitation training under Chapter 31, finding that he did not have an employment handicap and thus did not meet the criteria for basic entitlement.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bicuspid aortic valve with mild stenosis, mental condition due to physical trauma, right toe injury, peroneal tendonitis of the right ankle, and migraine headaches. The veteran's current somatoform disorder is already service-connected.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extraschedular rating for his service-connected right ankle sprain with degenerative changes, finding that it did not present such an exceptional or unusual disability picture as to render impractical the application of regular schedular standards.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection in multiple instances, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen his claim of chronic paranoid disorder with seizures. The other service connection claims were also denied.

The Board has determined that there is no current diagnosis of residuals of a left knee injury, bilateral shin splints, right ankle sprain, low back pain, or bilateral hearing loss. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for further examination.

The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for a left ankle disorder due to lack of new and material evidence.