Ankle Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right ankle, left ankle, right knee, left knee, low back, cervical spine, and acquired psychiatric disorders (including PTSD) due to a lack of VA treatment records and potential stressor verification.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development and review of new evidence. The issues include service connection for various conditions, including fractures, dermatitis, ankle disabilities, psychiatric disorders, skin conditions, hernias, and eye disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as his education, skills, training, and work history allow for other types of work.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of right knee osteoarthritis and left ankle disability. The claim for service connection of a left knee disability was remanded.,There is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to the claimed conditions, and the current disabilities are not shown to be related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, left hand numbness, and low back condition. The Veteran's claim for increased rating of bilateral hearing loss is remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability and initial ratings for bilateral pes planus with left plantar fasciitis and plantar calcaneal spur. The evidence did not support current diagnoses of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for GERD, hypertension, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of or pain resulting in functional loss for any of his claimed conditions. However, the Board finds that the evidence is in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's left shoulder disorder developed as a result of an injury during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and affording the Veteran a VA examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the lack of post-April 2017 treatment records from his physical therapy facility, which are necessary for a complete evaluation of his claim.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, ankle, and foot conditions as well as left and right ear conditions due to incomplete development of records from Gainesville/Lake City VAMC.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has decided that a disability rating greater than 50 percent for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder is denied, service connection for arthritis of the bilateral knees, shoulders, hands, hips, elbows, and ankles is granted, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss is granted. The issue of service connection for a lumbar spine disorder has been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of right ankle and right knee conditions due to insufficient evidence, requiring further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's right finger disability has been granted a 10 percent rating since November 1, 2011. The appeal for higher initial ratings and an earlier effective date is remanded due to the need for further evaluation of her right ankle sprain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle disorder is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back, cervical spine, bilateral ankle, and bilateral hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle disabilities have prevented him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since June 16, 2009. The Board finds that an effective date of June 16, 2009 is warranted on extra-schedular basis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to outstanding VA treatment records, relevant SSA records, and a need for an examination. The issues are inextricably intertwined with TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.