Ankle Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disorder, diagnosed as left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to an in-service injury.

The Board remands the claims for further development and examination to adequately assess the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, index finger, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, gout, and bilateral feet and toes, due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board remands the case to ensure compliance with prior remand instructions, including providing requested records and conducting appropriate examinations.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for the left ankle disability, a 10 percent rating from November 18, 2013 and a 100 percent rating from September 7, 2021 to October 9, 2022 for the right knee disability.

The Board granted service connection for left hip tenosynovitis, right ankle deltoid ligament sprain, and left ankle deltoid ligament sprain.

The Board granted a 20 percent rating for the right and left ankle disabilities effective April 16, 2021, but denied a temporary total evaluation for the left foot disability.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for a mental condition and denied service connection for bilateral foot, right ankle, left ankle, right shin, left shin, left hip, low back, and right shoulder conditions. The left shoulder condition was remanded.

The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee and ankle conditions, as well as a bilateral shoulder condition, due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and thoracolumbar myofascial syndrome as secondary to service-connected right knee, left knee, and/or left hip, and a right ankle disability, to include pain or other symptoms productive of impairment of earning capacity, due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the veteran's unspecified depressive disorder with unspecified anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorder, but denied increased ratings for bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis and lateral collateral ligament sprain with instability, left ankle.

The Board remands the claims for an increased rating higher than 10 percent for a right ankle disability and service connection for a right knee disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or service connection.

The Board denied the claim for a higher rating for the right leg surgical scar and denied service connection for left and right ankle disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability, right foot disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability based on the evidence showing that these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the case for a new VA examination to accurately determine the current extent and severity of the Veteran's left ankle disability.

The Board denied a disability rating greater than 10 percent for chondromalacia patellae in left knee with osteoarthritis and denied service connection for heart disorder, hypertension, and prostate disorder. However, the claim for tinnitus was granted, and readjudication of previously denied claims for bilateral hearing loss and right knee disorder were warranted.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a right ankle condition, and the Board has dismissed this issue.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left ankle condition to obtain a medical opinion that considers all relevant evidence of record, including the Veteran's lay statements.