Ankle Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, dismissing or denying all appeals.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder with psychotic features, alcohol use disorder, unspecified cannabis use disorder, and stimulant use disorder but denied an increased rating for right ankle fracture residuals and osteoarthritis. The claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and migraines were remanded.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's right tibia and fibula fracture, status-post ORIF, but denied a compensable disability rating for her right ankle scars.

The Board granted service connection for right and left ankle strains based on a nexus to the Veteran's military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right ankle disability, as there was no evidence of a chronic right ankle disability during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.

The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right ankle fracture and gastroesophageal reflux disease, but denied service connection for gallbladder removal residuals to include as secondary to gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 22, 2011.

The Board granted a 40 percent rating for TBI residuals and a 20 percent rating for right ankle ligament laxity, while denying an increased rating for right ankle instability.

The Board denied service connection for left ear hearing loss, a right ear disorder other than hearing loss and tinnitus, an initial compensable rating for right ear hearing loss, an initial compensable rating for asthma, and various other conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disability or no relationship to service.

The Board granted service connection for left and right ankle conditions, but denied service connection for asthma. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, a left flat foot condition, and a right flat foot condition were remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeals for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, an increased rating for tinnitus, service connection for vertigo, and service connection for a right ankle disability due to untimely VA Form 10182 submissions without good cause shown.

The Board granted service connection for a right ankle condition, left ankle condition, and right hip strain based on the Veteran's in-service fall injury.

The Board denied service connection for all the conditions claimed by the Veteran, as there was no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including bilateral foot disability, knee disability, ankle disability, cervical degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, and cervicalgia, secondary to a service-connected lumbar strain, as well as GERD. The claims of readjudication were also granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left ankle lateral collateral ligament sprain, as the earliest available effective date is June 26, 2023.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including fatigue, bilateral eye disability, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, GERD, penile condition, left foot disability, and others. Some claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for the Veteran's bilateral pes planus and left foot plantar fasciitis, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating. The claims for service connection for left and right ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus and remanded several other claims, including those for PTSD, insomnia, fatigue, migraines with tension headaches, right elbow disorder, and right ankle disorder.

The Board denied service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle achilles tendinopathy, post-traumatic (concussion) headaches, and TBI. The appeal for an earlier effective date was also denied.

The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and denied claims for right ankle calcaneal enthesopathy and left ankle calcaneal enthesopathy. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.