Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities and bilateral hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to conflicting opinions on whether service-connected psychiatric disability caused or aggravated the Veteran's claimed disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) for the issues of entitlement to service connection for right and left knee conditions, bilateral hearing loss, and a right ankle condition.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for a right ankle condition, bilateral plantar fasciitis, and bilateral heel spur. The examiner must determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment, particularly his most recent job at a farm. The VA must obtain these records and associate them with the claims file.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various foot, knee, ankle, and hip disorders are granted as they are related to her active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, left knee disability, tinnitus, inguinal hernia, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. Effective from February 23, 2011, he is now entitled to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, short term memory loss, right ankle condition, right thumb disability, and headaches.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, low back disability, right wrist disability, and left ankle disability have all been denied as there is no current evidence of a service-connected disability.,There are no findings or diagnoses of any current disabilities related to the claimed conditions in the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Service connection is established for IBS (claimed as chronic diarrhea), headaches, muscle pain, joint pain, fatigue, deviated septum, TMJ, right ankle disorder, left ankle disorder, and hearing loss.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU due to his service-connected left ankle, right hip, and right knee disabilities as well as his panic disorder.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for his left ankle disability was denied. Prior to July 1, 2020, the maximum schedular rating of 20% was assigned. Since July 1, 2020, he has been rated at 40%. The Board found that the current 40% rating adequately reflects his symptoms and disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right eye disability, left eye disability, cervical spine disability, right ankle disability, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are inextricably intertwined with the TDIU claim prior to September 28, 2009, which is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral ankle, knee, and lumbar spine disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing direct service connection and secondary service connection. The Veteran also had his claim for OSA remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The left ankle, fibroadenoma, and anterior trunk scar issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left ankle disability, including gout and fractures, began during active service and continues to this day. Therefore, service connection is granted.

The Veteran's claims for initial compensable rating for residuals of a left hand injury, service connection for residuals of a right hand crush injury, bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, circulatory disorder of the bilateral lower extremities, neurological disorder of the bilateral lower extremities, and left lower extremity scar are all remanded due to insufficient evidence. Additional VA and private treatment records are needed.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection due to the failure of VA to obtain necessary medical opinions as per previous remands. The Veteran's right knee and ankle disabilities, as well as his heart disorder, are being reviewed again.

The Board denied service connection for erectile dysfunction, attributing it to non-service-connected causes. It also remanded the issues of right and left ankle disabilities.,Service connection was not granted for right or left ankle disabilities due to lack of evidence showing their onset during active duty.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for an ankle disability. The lung, low back, and foot disabilities are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.