Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for both the left and right ankle conditions as there was no evidence of a chronic condition in service, no evidence of a relationship to an in-service injury or disease, and no credible medical nexus opinion linking the current conditions to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for right ankle sprain and various knee conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating under applicable criteria.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a lumbar spine disability, a right ankle disability and a right knee disability due to insufficient evidence regarding the aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral knee disorder, to include osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis; a bilateral ankle disorder, to include tendinitis; and a bilateral foot disorder, to include neuralgia and diabetic peripheral neuropathy (PN), as these conditions were found to be caused or worsened by the Veteran's service-connected reactive arthritis.

The Board remands the matter to obtain further development, including a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's perceived left ankle instability and rolling are directly due and related to his service-connected left foot disability.

The appeal is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed as there was no decision in the Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system to appeal at the time of the request.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the service-connected persistent depressive disorder. SMC was also granted based on loss of use of a creative organ.

The Board remands the claims for a back disorder, bilateral foot disorder, left ankle disorder, left eye disorder, and left hip disorder for further development of evidence.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for certain disabilities associated with a back disability.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the temporary total evaluation for the Veteran's foot disability and remanded issues related to service connection for left and right ankle strains.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, right wrist disability, and psychiatric disability to afford the Veteran VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for his service-connected right ankle degenerative arthritis was dismissed due to the untimeliness of his notice of disagreement.

The Board denied service connection for nerve conditions of the extremities, a neck condition, a right ankle condition, and right ear hearing loss as there was no evidence of current disability or nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and increased initial ratings of 10 percent and 20 percent, but no higher, for the right ankle disability and right shoulder disability, respectively.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, rectal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome, flat foot, left ankle disorder, and right knee disorder.

The Board denied the claim for an earlier effective date for major depressive disorder and remanded claims for service connection of bone spurs and sciatica due to insufficient evidence.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle degenerative arthritis, resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran. The GERD claim was remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a migraine disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was permanently aggravated beyond its natural progression due to in-service injury. Service connection for a right ankle disability was denied.

The Board denied higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder, right lower extremity varicose veins, left lower extremity varicose veins, and did not grant a rating higher than 20 percent for a right ankle fracture with osteoarthritis or any of the other remanded claims.