Hip decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a heart disability.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further examination and evaluation due to inadequate examinations in July 2015. The Veteran needs new, contemporaneous evaluations of his service-connected right hip and low back disabilities as well as a determination of the severity of his service-connected right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a right hip condition, which is secondary to service-connected Graves' disease, due to pending DRO hearing requests.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various hip and spine conditions due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions and need for further development, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's right hip disability is granted service connection secondary to his service-connected left hip labral tear. The issues of increased ratings for impairment of the left thigh and loss of flexion of the left thigh are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, irritable bowel syndrome, and hemorrhoids due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability but remanded the right hip condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left hip, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service. A VA examination is needed to determine if there is a relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his time in active duty.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal, including increased ratings and service connection claims.

Service connection is granted for bilateral knee condition and right hip condition.,Service connection is remanded for gout, right eye retinal vein occlusion (claimed as blindness), sleep apnea, and left shoulder condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for bilateral hip disability and back disability due to inadequate examination in January 2014. Additional development is required, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling an appropriate examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left hip disability and service. The examiner was asked to provide a new opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition was incurred in or related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient medical evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities caused his obesity, which in turn allegedly caused his hip disabilities. Another remand is required for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left hip condition and his service-connected disabilities, as well as any potential aggravation of the condition by a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for neck and left hip conditions due to a lack of VA examination records, and the need for further analysis based on the provided medical evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a back condition due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran was scheduled for hip arthroplasty and had symptoms of arthritis, but there is insufficient medical evidence regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's appeals for Bell's Palsy, bilateral inguinal lymphadenopathy, bilateral hip disability, and right knee disability have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims.,The effective date for service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type, has not been advanced beyond February 17, 2009. The Veteran did not file an earlier claim.

The Veteran's right hip disability is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The Veteran's right and left hammer toe disabilities are not manifested in all toes being hammer-toed, thus denial of initial compensable ratings.