Hip decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, right and left ankle disabilities, right and left hip disabilities, shin splints, bilateral hearing loss, and TMJ, have been denied. The case is remanded to obtain relevant records and provide the Veteran with a VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The remaining issues of service connection for arthritis of the spine, right hip disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), including headaches, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are granted. The initial rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder is also granted at 70 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, neck disability, low back disability, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, bilateral hip disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's lumbar DDD has been granted a restoration of a 40 percent rating, effective the date of reduction.,Service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to service-connected lumbar DDD at the L4 vertebra is granted.

The Board has dismissed all issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims for various disabilities, as the appellant died during the appeal process.

The Veteran's initial rating for left foot DJD is denied. The Board has remanded the cases of low back disability, left hip disability, and TDIU due to inadequate medical opinions in the June 2018 decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left ankle condition, left hip condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus due to inextricably intertwined issues and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for further evidentiary development due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran's service-connected pes planus is not found to be related to any of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a lower back condition and a right hip condition. Service connection is denied for an unspecified depressive disorder and feelings of guilt stemming from an in-service incident. The case is remanded to determine the nature and etiology of any current bilateral testicle conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right knee and leg disabilities, hypertension, right foot disability, lower back disability, and right hip disability. The evidence does not establish a link between these conditions and service.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus and PTSD have been granted service connection. The Veteran's hypertension, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, and right hip condition are not currently service connected.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD, a back disability, and other conditions has been granted with an effective date of October 29, 2012. The appeal is denied for the remaining issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, left ankle disability, hypertension, DDD of the lumbar spine, and left hip disability as there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbar spine, cervical spine, and bilateral hip disabilities are not service connected as they did not manifest during or within one year after service. The right hand/wrist disorder is also not service connected due to lack of continuity of symptomatology.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for cervical, lumbar, thoracic spine disabilities and a right hip disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's claims are not yet decided.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate compliance with previous remand directives and a need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left hip disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded.,An effective date earlier than July 15, 2014 has not been granted for the grants of separate evaluations for impairment and limitation of flexion of the left hip.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate examination in March 2017. The Veteran's right hip condition is being reviewed again for proper service connection.