Ankle Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed these issues due to withdrawal. The Veteran does not meet the criteria for hearing loss for VA purposes.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are remanded due to inadequate examinations and pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The cases will be returned to the RO for further action.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for tinnitus is denied because the evidence does not establish that it was caused by service exposure to noise, and there is no continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's claim for left ankle sprain is denied due to lack of a causal link between the in-service injury and current condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education and work history, resulting in the denial of a TDIU.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including inadequate medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of the claimed conditions to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability due to lack of current diagnosis.,All other claims on appeal are remanded as there is a duty to assist error in obtaining opinions prior to the May 2019 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including high cholesterol, snoring, fatigue, insomnia, hearing loss, chronic left hip pain, and cerumen impaction (claimed as chronic ear infection), have been denied. The Board has also remanded several other issues related to knee conditions, shoulder conditions, migraine headaches, and overactive bladder.

The Board has dismissed all appeals regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of the right ankle, left ankle, left knee, and right knee.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a leg disability, finding that there is no current evidence of a leg disability or related condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete STRs and a need for additional development, including obtaining missing records from active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, right knee strain, and left knee strain. The Veteran's current disabilities are in equipoise with respect to their relation to service.,Service connection is also granted for migraine headaches, including migraine variants, due to exposure to burn pits during service.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the Veteran's right ankle sprain, finding that the medical evidence does not support such an increase.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, right ankle disability, and left ankle disability have been denied. The Board has also remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea (OSA), acquired psychiatric disability including PTSD and depression, right foot disability, and left foot disability.,For his right ear hearing loss, the Veteran was not granted a compensable rating.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various elbow, wrist, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to her total abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. The appeals are being remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is dismissed because he is already receiving a combined schedular rating of 100% for his service-connected disabilities, which means he does not have any single disability rated as totally disabling and thus does not meet the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left ankle disability, finding that it is proximately due to his already service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of residuals of left ankle injury and residuals of left shoulder rotator cuff injury due to insufficient medical opinions addressing continuity of symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to October 1, 2015 is remanded due to the failure to consider evidence of Rice TDIU and refer it to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the Veteran's right knee scar. The left ankle sprain issue is remanded due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding his ankle, knee, cold injury residuals, sciatica, TBI, and bilateral eye disorders. The RO will obtain any missing records from his service period in Germany and conduct further evaluations.