Hip decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hand disability and Meniere’s syndrome with vertigo are remanded due to the need for additional development. The Board will consider whether these conditions were incurred in or caused by service, including any potential secondary effects from his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for lumbar spine and right hip disabilities, as well as TBI. The Veteran needs a new VA examination to determine if his current disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the claims for generalized arthritis, left hip disability, and right hip disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's appeal concerning residuals of prostate cancer with painful urination was withdrawn. The claims for service connection for a bilateral shoulder condition, left hip condition, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral lower extremities, and hernia were denied as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that would support these claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of her cervical spine, upper extremity neuropathy, urinary disorder, and left hip disabilities. The VA will conduct new examinations and obtain medical opinions on these issues.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to incomplete records and inadequate examination reports. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical evidence, including treatment records from VA facilities and SSA records. He also needs to undergo further examinations for his neck, low back, and right shoulder disabilities, as well as a psychiatric examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and are now pending. The Board has found new and material evidence to support the reopening of his claims.

The Veteran's original claim for service connection for a heart condition was denied in an August 1987 rating decision, and new and material evidence has not been received to reopen the claim. The claims for service connection for other conditions were also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hip condition and a left ankle condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee patellofemoral pain syndrome (bilateral knee condition).

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for a service-connected left hip disability related to an impaired range of motion is being remanded due to the inadequacy of the November 2018 examination report.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right hip disability may be related to his service-connected bilateral knee and ankle disabilities, but more evidence is needed for a final decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's back and left hip disabilities are not service-connected, as there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service.,Regarding the breathing disability (including a nasal disability, sinus disability, and COPD), the Board found insufficient evidence to establish a direct link between the condition and service. However, it granted secondary service connection for sleep apnea due to PTSD, finding that the Veteran's PTSD likely aggravated his pre-existing sleep apnea.,The Board also granted secondary service connection for GERD, attributing its onset or exacerbation to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for left hip disability and bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete VA treatment records. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again with these records.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral knee condition and remanded the claims for right hip, left hip, and erectile dysfunction. The decision is pending further examination and opinion.

Your appeals regarding increased ratings for right hip disabilities and effective dates earlier than October 16, 2015 have been dismissed.,Service connection for appendectomy and gall bladder removal residuals has also been denied.

The Board denied service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability, right shoulder disability, and bilateral hip disability as the evidence did not show a nexus to active duty service.

The Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for various disabilities, including bilateral eye disability, bilateral hip disability, left shoulder disability, psychiatric disorder (to include sleep disturbances and memory loss), neck disability, and TBI, were denied.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed left hip condition, finding that there is no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus with service.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left hip condition, right hip condition, and thyroid disability due to lack of causation by VA treatment.