Hip decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including knee and hip conditions and cancers. The remand includes requesting addendum opinions from VA examiners regarding the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back disability, right and left knee disabilities, right and left shoulder disabilities, acquired psychiatric disorder (depression), migraine disability, abscess in genital area, and right hip condition due to potential issues with medical evidence not being reviewed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for neck disability, bilateral hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder) as secondary to a service-connected back disability due to inadequate VA examinations. The case is being sent back for further development.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities have not been linked to his military service and are attributed to known clinical diagnoses. The Board denied the claim for service connection as there is no evidence of a qualifying chronic disability that became manifest during active duty or within a prescribed presumptive period.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, right hip, and left hip conditions. The evidence is in equipoise on whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral foot and hip conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset or relationship to service. The Veteran is asked to provide additional medical records, including statements from her podiatrist Dr. H.T., and undergo VA examinations to clarify her current disabilities and determine if they are related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right hip disability, left hip disability, and psychiatric condition due to potential issues with the evaluations and need for additional evidence.

The Board has granted a 20% rating for left knee instability effective January 2, 2013. The application to reopen the claim for service connection for right knee disability is remanded due to new and material evidence being received. Other claims are also remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral hip, knee, and right ankle conditions have not been established. The Board finds that the evidence does not support a finding of current disability for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral hip conditions, as secondary to his service-connected stress fracture calcaneus. The Veteran contends that he developed these conditions due to an injury in service resulting in foot problems.

The Board has dismissed all the claims related to service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for jaw, rib, and left leg fractures as well as a hip condition secondary to the left leg fracture due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board has granted service connection for right ear hearing loss and remanded other issues including initial compensable rating for left ear hearing loss, service connection for low back disability, service connection for right knee disability, service connection for left knee disability, service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, service connection for bilateral hip disability, service connection for bilateral shin splints, and service connection for bilateral ankle disability.

Your service connection claims for back and left hip disabilities have been granted in a previous rating decision, so your current appeal is dismissed.

The Board has denied a higher rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and remanded her claims for service connection of right knee and left hip disabilities, as well as her claim for TDIU. The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his claimed hip, knee, psychiatric, and low back disabilities. The appeals are also remanded for a VA examination to determine if any current psychiatric disability is secondary to service-connected bilateral foot disability.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip and right knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals related to the appellant's claims for initial compensable ratings, effective dates earlier than specific dates, and service connection. The issues have been withdrawn by the appellant.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, lumbar spine, cervical spine, and bilateral hip disabilities. The claim for hypertension is also remanded as it requires further development to determine its etiology.

The Board denied service connection for low back and left hip disabilities, finding no evidence of a nexus between the disabilities and service or service-connected conditions.