Ankle Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased ratings due to pre-decisional errors in not verifying periods of active duty, active duty for training, and inactive duty for training with various reserve units and in obtaining adequate medical examinations.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle disabilities manifested by pain, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral hip osteoarthritis.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's left and right hip conditions, but granted a separate 10 percent rating for painful left ankle scars.

The Board dismissed the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for multi-joint arthritis and service connection for right ankle tendonitis as duplicative of another appeal already pending before the Board, while denying a rating in excess of 30 percent for bilateral pes planus.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability, as there is no evidence establishing a nexus between the in-service injury and current disability.

The Board denied service connection for left breast cyst and obesity, as well as increased ratings for various conditions including a right knee scar.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for a lower back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and right ankle disability to obtain additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for high cholesterol and hyperlipidemia, finding that these conditions are not disabilities for VA benefits purposes. The claims for abdominal pain, fatigue, bilateral toe fungus, right hand disorder, left ankle disorder, and right ankle disorder were remanded for further development.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed, and the Veteran's rating for chronic left ankle sprain was denied. However, a separate 10 percent rating for instability of the left ankle was granted.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for headaches and denied an increased initial disability rating for right ankle degenerative arthritis, while remanding the claim for service connection for a thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran withdrew all claims except for service connection for sleep apnea, which was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as the evidence did not show that she was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, but remanded the claims for headaches, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, lung disorder, erectile dysfunction, bilateral shoulder disorders, bilateral knee disorders, and bilateral ankle disorders.

The Board granted service connection for a stomach disorder (claimed as reoccurring vomiting) and right ankle disability, but denied service connection for cervical spine disability, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc syndrome, hemorrhoids, PTSD, and a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle injury and a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right ankle strain, and remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a right ankle disability, and a left testicular disability due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and an increased rating, finding no evidence of a current disability or sufficient in-service incurrence to support these claims.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's left ankle condition as there is no persuasive evidence linking it to an in-service injury or disease.