Ankle Board decisions

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 1, 2017.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his service-connected left ankle disability, concluding that the evidence does not support an initial rating greater than 10 percent.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for left and right ankle sprains were denied. However, the veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as of August 1, 2017.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 10 percent for left knee, right knee, and left ankle disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence.

The veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability was denied. The veteran was granted separate initial ratings for right thumb strain, right long finger strain, right ring finger strain, and right little finger strain. The claim for service connection for a left ankle disability was remanded.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 20 percent for right ankle tendonitis. The evidence did not support a higher rating.

The veteran's right ankle disorder rating was increased to 20 percent. Other issues, including painful joints and surgical scars, were denied or remanded.

Service connection for vertigo, right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, left elbow condition, left shin splint condition, traumatic brain injury, sleep apnea, left wrist condition, right lower extremity neuropathy, and left lower extremity neuropathy was denied. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right wrist condition, back condition, and right ankle condition was remanded.

The veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, dry eye syndrome, right third finger disability, IBS, bladder condition, right wrist disability, and metatarsalgia were denied. The veteran was granted a 50% rating for migraine headaches, a 10% rating for rhinitis, a 50% rating for sinusitis, and a 100% rating for PTSD. Several other claims were remanded.

The veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral pes planus (flatfoot) and left ankle strain was dismissed because the veteran requested to withdraw the appeal.

The appeal for service connection for right ankle tendonitis was dismissed because the veteran withdrew the appeal.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and higher rating was dismissed because the veteran withdrew their appeal.

The veteran's claims for higher ratings for ankle disabilities, scars, and tension headaches were denied. The claim for a higher rating for lumbar spine disability was remanded.

Service connection for gastrointestinal disability and tinnitus is granted. Service connection for left ankle, right ankle, and lumbar spine disabilities is denied. All other issues are remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of an anxiety condition, shoulder injury, hip injury, and ankle injury due to procedural issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disorders, bilateral ankle disorder, and a compensable evaluation for onychomycosis.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied due to lack of a current diagnosis. The claim for right shoulder rotator cuff tendonitis was remanded for further development.

Service connection for migraines as secondary to tinnitus and for left ankle condition is granted.

The veteran's service connection for left knee, left hip, and right ankle conditions was granted. Service connection for the right knee, right hip, left ankle, and cervical spine conditions was denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for a rating higher than 10% for right ankle tendonitis with instability. The evidence did not show the condition warranted a higher evaluation.