Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral shin splints, finding no evidence of continuous symptoms since service and a lack of credible evidence to support continuity of symptomatology. The right ankle sprain issue was remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date and a higher rating for his right ankle disability.

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis and remanded the claims for service connection for a back, right ankle, and right shoulder disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and a left ankle disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle condition, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the in-service injury and the current disability.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral ankle disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as she failed to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.

The appeal was granted for an earlier effective date of June 9, 2021, for the award of TDIU and DEA based on permanent and total disability status.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to allow VA to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records and line of duty determinations.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis, and a right ankle condition. The claims for depression were dismissed as moot.

The Board denied the claims for an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for bilateral hearing loss, and remanded several other claims including a higher rating for left ankle sprain and service connections for tension headaches, right index finger laceration residuals, and left hand idiopathic neuropathy.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to an initial disability rating greater than 10 percent for the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability due to a duty to assist error.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of left ankle, right ankle, left knee, and right knee conditions as moot because these conditions were granted in an April 2024 rating decision.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating of 50 percent for migraine headaches was granted, while other claims were withdrawn or remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right foot disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Board remands the claim for a left ankle disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection of various conditions to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the October 2021 rating decision and the July 2022 HLR rating decision on appeal.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, back, and tinnitus disabilities. Service connection was also granted for prostate cancer and vocal cord cancer due to exposure to jet fuel, fumes, and smoke. An acquired psychiatric disorder was granted as secondary to the Veteran's orthopedic conditions.

The Board granted service connection for a neck condition, finding it to be related to the Veteran's military service. The claims for bilateral ankle and hip conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral, right knee, right hip, and right ankle conditions as they were not shown to be related to the Veteran's active duty or a service-connected disability.