Ankle Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for exercise-induced asthma with a rating of 10% and effective date of October 14, 2000. The veteran's right ankle disability was also granted service connection based on continuity of symptomatology.

The Board found that new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a left ankle disorder, but determined that the claim was not well grounded.

The Board found that the veteran's chronic bilateral ankle instability existed prior to service and was not aggravated during service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral ankle degenerative joint disease with talocalcaneal coalition are denied as his current evaluations of 20 percent reflect the highest schedular rating available for nonankylosed limitation of motion.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability secondary to a service-connected fracture of the left great toe and for residuals of a medial collateral ligament strain of the right knee, finding no evidence of current disabilities related to service.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for residuals of a left ankle injury and osteomyelitis of the left leg were denied as there was no evidence to support higher ratings under the applicable rating criteria.

The Board has determined that the motor vehicle accident of October 21, 1990, occurred in the line of duty and service connection is granted for disabilities resulting from this accident. The veteran's hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable evaluation.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of left ankle injuries and secondary service connection for a right ankle disorder, including arthritis, as being related to the left ankle disability.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and increased the disability evaluation for the left ankle disorder.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such an exceptional quality as to render her unable to obtain or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle disorder secondary to service-connected pes planus, but denied his claims for service connection for bilateral knee disorders.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right ankle sprain was denied because he failed to report for a scheduled VA examination.

The Board has determined that the veteran's tricompartmental arthritis of the left knee, chronic right ankle disorder, bilateral shoulder disorders, arthritis of the hands, wrists and fingers, and chronic osteomyelitis of the left ankle are all secondary to his service-connected postoperative residuals of right knee fusion.

The Board found that the veteran's service connection claims for her claimed disabilities were not well grounded due to a lack of verified in-service injury and duty status.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and gastritis/peptic ulcer disease, but denied his claim for an increased rating for lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his PTSD, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine injury residuals, and right ankle fracture. The evidence did not support a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board has granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle sprain and confirmed the presence of a cortico avulsion fracture of the navicular in the right foot. The other conditions are not considered to be related to service.

The Board denied an increased rating for the veteran's service-connected right ankle disorder, finding that the schedular criteria did not meet for a higher evaluation. The claim was also considered for extraschedular consideration but no such rating was warranted.

The veteran's left foot disability is not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left ankle instability. His left ankle instability has been granted a 20% evaluation effective October 26, 1998.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for a right ankle and leg disorder, but the preponderance of the evidence is against the veteran's claim as there are no current residuals or diagnosed conditions related to his in-service injury.