Hip decisions — 2015

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky RO. The issues on appeal include service connection claims and requests to reopen previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his bilateral hip conditions. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and pes planus. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral hip disability, lumbar spine disability, increased rating for Reiter's syndrome, and TDIU were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities, including a left knee disability and bilateral hip disability. The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to the complexity of the issues and the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected as they are not shown to have developed due to in-service injury or disease, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The right wrist disability does not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing to address all four issues, including the increased rating for IBS with recurrent colon polyps and service connection for digestive disability (other than IBS), claimed as peptic ulcer disease.

The Board found no ankle, knee, or hip injury or disorder manifested in service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic right and left knee pain is manifested by objective evidence of painful limitation of motion, which has not been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis. Therefore, service connection for bilateral knee disability due to an undiagnosed illness is granted.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development and clarification of opinions regarding the Veteran's right hip and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, which are claimed as secondary to his service-connected right hamstring disability.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 29, 2002 for the award of service connection for PTSD with MDD. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and addendum medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disability is related to service, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied across the board. The Board found no evidence of a current disability in most cases and insufficient medical nexus to support the Veteran's assertions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability and back disability were denied as there was no evidence of a current condition related to his active service. The claim for service connection for psychiatric disability, specifically PTSD, is pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to attend a scheduled Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before the underlying claims can be adjudicated on the merits.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability and remanded it to determine whether new evidence supports this reopening. The claims for left hip, cardiac, and bilateral knee disabilities are still pending.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of service connection and an effective date for nonservice-connected pension benefits remain in appellate status.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate and remands the case for a new examination to address whether the Veteran's low back and hip disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected left ankle disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, scheduling addendum opinions from a VA examiner, and scheduling a VA examination to determine if any hip disability is related to service.