Hip decisions — 2018

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and bilateral leg disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions and lack of service treatment records. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining new medical opinions and any available service personnel records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left shoulder impingement and TMJ dysfunction. The remaining issues are related to elbow, hand, hip, knee disabilities that need further examination.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury or residuals thereof, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral hip disability, low back disability, neck disability, and sleep disorder.,The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions at the time of the decision.

The Board has remanded several issues related to service connection for various disabilities, including degenerative arthritis of the spine, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral elbow disability. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to insufficient opinions provided by previous VA examiners.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to various joint and musculoskeletal issues as well as tinnitus, chronic fatigue syndrome, lactose intolerance, prostate cancer, and its residuals. The Veteran's service in the Persian Gulf is noted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, hip, and spine disabilities due to conflicting medical opinions regarding parachute jumps in service. The claims will be reconsidered on their merits.

The Veteran's hip disabilities, including bilateral femoroacetabular impingement and right hip arthritis with a labral tear, are now considered service-connected.

The Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis and major depression associated with lumbosacral strain with right sacroiliac joint dysfunction and degenerative arthritis, status postoperative are granted. The Veteran's left hip condition and right hip joint condition are remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, and osteopenia. The claim for bilateral flat feet and plantar fasciitis was granted.,Service connection for the right knee disability is not warranted as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for back condition was granted. New evidence has been submitted that raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and lumbar spine disability as the evidence did not show any in-service injury or chronic symptoms that could be linked to these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder, right wrist injury, right knee replacement, gout, and hip disability render him so helpless that he requires the aid and attendance of another person to perform daily activities.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition.,Obstructive sleep apnea was not found to be related to service-connected asthma, and thus denial of service connection.,Erectile dysfunction was not diagnosed by the VA examiner, and therefore denial of service connection.,Neuropathy of bilateral lower extremities was not diagnosed, and thus denial of service connection.,Left hip disability was not diagnosed, and thus denial of service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for bilateral hip condition and right knee condition due to inadequate VA examination opinions. The Veteran's appeal is now pending again, requiring a new medical opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a low back injury and bilateral hip condition, finding that new evidence did not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claims.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on all the listed issues, including amputated left small toe, low back disability, left hip disability to include convalescence, swelling below left ear/jaw, enlarged testicle, prostate disability and gynecomastia.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip and left hip disability secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle condition, finding that these disabilities are caused by his over-compensating gait.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar strain, right ear hearing loss, PTSD, and bilateral hip disability as new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has granted the reopening of claims for service connection for right hip, left hip, and left knee disabilities. The cases are remanded for further development to determine the appropriate ratings.

The Veteran's right shoulder impingement syndrome is granted as service connection was reopened.,Service connection for lumbar spine disability with bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, acquired psychiatric disorder (including depression and insomnia), bilateral flat feet, left hip disability, right hip condition, left wrist disability, right wrist disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left ankle disability, right ankle disability, heart condition, and erectile dysfunction is granted.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus are denied.