Ankle Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and consideration of his claims.

The Veteran's anxiety and physical conditions, including ankle, knee, back, and shoulder issues, prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has ordered the VA to obtain all outstanding Vet Center records related to his service-connected mental health disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the right ankle disability claim due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The case is now being sent back for further clarification and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot, ankle, and knee disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence on file. The Veteran is seeking service connection for psoriatic arthritis related to a wound he suffered during service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right shoulder, right knee, and right ankle disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the Veteran's lay reports of in-service injuries with continuous symptoms.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's right ankle and foot disabilities, as the previous VA opinions were deemed inadequate.

The Veteran's spouse, L.H., is the caregiver and has been providing personal care services for him. The Board found that participation in the PCAFC would significantly enhance his ability to live safely at home. However, the claim was remanded due to incomplete caregiver training and assessment.

The appeal for TDIU is dismissed. The Board has remanded several issues including service connection for a left ankle disability, increased ratings for various disabilities, and effective dates.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder strain, right and left ankle disorders (manifested by pain), and dismissed the appeals for compensable ratings for acne and left hallux valgus.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, right knee degenerative arthritis, right shoulder condition, lumbosacral strain (claimed as back injury), sinusitis, and left ankle condition have all been dismissed. The claim of service connection for sinusitis was denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings due to the need for additional VA examination reports and treatment records, as well as consideration of a claim for Total Disability Rating Due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a recurrent right hip disability due to insufficient examination and lack of rationale regarding the relationship between her current hip condition and her active service or any pre-existing conditions.

The appeal for service connection for low back pain is dismissed. The appeals for left ankle disability and psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left shoulder, low back, right knee, left knee, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional medical records from Dr. E.N., and he will be scheduled for VA examinations to determine the nature and severity of his current diagnoses.

The Board has found that the AOJ did not substantially comply with the January 2022 remand as to the matter of service connection for disabilities secondary to residuals of right ankle strain. The case is therefore REMANDED for further action.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection are not clear enough and needs more information. They need to get his Social Security Administration records, which may help them understand why he received disability benefits.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable ratings for left little finger degenerative joint disease, left foot hallux valgus, right foot hallux valgus, and bilateral ankle disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment for the period from December 26, 2007, to January 4, 2010. A total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied service connection for back disorder, left hip disorder, left thigh disorder, left knee disorder, left ankle disorder, and chronic UTIs as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions in the record.