Hip decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an examination to determine if the Veteran's current left hip disability is related to his service.

The Veteran's migraine headache disability is granted a 50% rating prior to May 4, 2016 and denied any higher. The remaining issues are remanded for further development.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder, cervical spine, and left hip disabilities. The right hip disability is still pending as the remand directive regarding its service connection was not completed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back disability is reopened, and he is granted service connection for lumbar degenerative disc disease. Effective November 29, 2011, his right hip deformity is rated at 40 percent under DC 5252, with another separate 10 percent rating for limited external rotation of the right hip effective from that date. A 10 percent rating is also assigned for limited extension of the right hip as of October 31, 2012.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of his right hip disability claim which was denied. The left hip and back disabilities are now considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete information and need for further examination. The Veteran's dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA must be verified, and additional examinations are needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and requests that VA attempts to obtain any missing service treatment records from Winn Army Community Hospital, Camp Casey, and the National Personnel Records Center.

The Board has remanded the case due to issues with substantial compliance regarding continuity of symptomatology and substantial compliance with VA examination orders. The Veteran's bilateral hip disability is related to service, but a medical opinion from a VA physician is needed.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient examination findings regarding the current severity of the Veteran's right hip disability, including pain during range of motion testing and functional impairment.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, and he is granted a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left hand injury with embedded shell fragment, and left hip disability. The cases are being remanded to obtain updated treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for appropriate examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right knee disability, bilateral hip disability, altered gait (left leg being shorter than right leg), bilateral polyneuropathy of the lower extremities, atrophy of the left thigh and calf with weakness, and venous embolism. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

This decision denies service connection for PTSD. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for postoperative right knee scar is also denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for a right hip disability, heart disability (coronary artery disease and residuals of coronary artery bypass), fasciotomy to the outer portion of the right leg, right popliteal intraoperative vascular injury, and right ankle and leg neuropathy.,Service connection is also denied for these conditions. The Board has ordered additional development in order to determine if service connection can be granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals. The Board has also remanded cases related to hereditary exostosis and secondary service connection.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability, bilateral foot and toe disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral elbow disability, and fibromyalgia as the evidence did not support that these conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury.

The Veteran's herpes was initially denied, but a 10% rating was granted starting from December 22, 2011. The Board has remanded the cases for left hip disability, right hip disability, and low back disability due to inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including arthritis, olecranon bursitis of both elbows, low back disability, left and right hip disabilities, Lyme disease, Lupus, pulmonary embolism and infarction, erectile dysfunction as secondary to diabetes, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The remand also includes a request for additional VA treatment records and medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability. The effective date is set at October 20, 2016.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including low back strain and hypertension. The claims are remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.