Ankle Board decisions

The appeal was withdrawn by the appellant on June 13, 2024, and is therefore dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee strain and service connection for a left ankle disorder, left shoulder disorder, neck disorder, right ankle disorder, and a right elbow disorder due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board dismissed the issues of entitlement to an earlier effective date for depressive disorder with insomnia, service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, and service connection for left CTS due to lack of jurisdiction.

The Board granted service connection for left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, finding a nexus between the current disability and in-service injuries.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle and right hip conditions to correct a duty to assist error by scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted the Veteran's timely notice of disagreement regarding the effective dates assigned for service connection for coccyx injury residuals with lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for left foot strain and left ankle strain.

The Board denied service connection for fibromyalgia, a disability rating higher than 0 percent for photophobia with dry eye syndrome, and an initial disability rating higher than 0 percent for right knee scars. The claims for increased ratings were denied due to the Veteran's failure to appear for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension and various musculoskeletal issues, as well as an earlier effective date for chronic post-traumatic headaches and a higher rating for PTSD with TBI.

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than June 30, 2016, for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) because there was no factually ascertainable increase in the severity of his service-connected disabilities during the relevant period.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims for left and right ankle conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right leg disorder other than of the ankle, foot, or veins was denied. All other issues were remanded for further action.

The Veteran's right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain with osteoarthritis and chronic sinusitis have been granted increased ratings, but the Veteran does not meet criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Codes. The Veteran is currently rated at 20% for his right ankle condition.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine, low back, left hip, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in previous VA examinations.

The veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for left knee instability prior to February 7, 2021, and restoration of a separate 10 percent rating for a shell fragment wound of the left thigh. Other issues were denied or remanded.

The Board denied a higher disability rating for the right ankle and service connection for right ear hearing loss and pulmonary lung disability. All other issues were remanded for further evaluation.

The veteran's claim for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids was denied, but the claim for TDIU from December 15, 2020 to September 1, 2022 was granted.

The appeal for service connection of a right ankle disability was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS and higher ratings for allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, and IBS were denied. Service connection for GERD was granted.