Hip decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to his request for a DRO hearing.

The Board has reopened the claims for left foot fungus, left hip disability, and left knee disability due to new evidence. The cases are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for a low back disability. The issues of service connection for bilateral hip disability, hypertension, and kidney failure are remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination, including service connection for myoclonus, initial rating increases for hip disabilities, a higher rating for the left knee disability, and TDIU. The Veteran's claims are pending resolution.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip disability, concluding that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a hip disability and there is no evidence of a chronic hip condition during his appeal period.,The Board also denied service connection for back disability, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are more likely related to his service-connected knee and foot disabilities rather than direct service incurrence.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection of bilateral hip disability was granted. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for back and bilateral hip disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, right hand disability, neck disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral pes planus, erectile dysfunction, sleep-related disability (presumed to be sleep apnea), acquired psychiatric disability, heart disability, residuals of a stroke, hypertension, hiatal hernia, and gastrointestinal disability. The remand requires additional development including obtaining federal records from the Social Security Administration, scheduling an examination for the low back disability, and determining the nature and etiology of hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip and low back disabilities, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed hip, knee, and foot conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and insufficient evidence regarding the onset of his hip and back disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including cerebrovascular accident, left hip condition, right hip condition, lumbosacral spine condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension. The decision also remanded several issues related to knee conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient evidence or need for additional development. The effective date of benefits is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the spine with sciatica, right hip condition, and left knee condition. The evidence is at least in equipoise regarding whether these conditions were caused by service.

The Veteran's claims for low back condition, bilateral lower extremity disability, left hip disability, vestibular disability (dizziness), and headache have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection has not been established for any of these conditions.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and tension headache disability are all found to be due to his service-connected migratory polyarthralgia.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, low back, left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran's current disabilities are not considered the result of an August 1972 motor vehicle accident.,Service connection for hypertension, coronary artery disease, and diabetes mellitus has also been denied as there is no credible evidence of herbicide exposure in Thailand during the Veteran's period of active duty.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left hip disability, degenerative joint disease of the left knee, diabetes mellitus type II, and psychiatric disabilities. The effective date for service connection for a lumbar spine disability is also being remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hip disability and remanded the issue of service connection for stress fractures of the left navicular and right posterior superior calcaneus, to include as secondary to major depression.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and a right hip disability due to inadequate medical opinions. The case will be returned for further development, including obtaining new VA examinations and supplemental medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for low back, sciatica, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee conditions due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between the current disabilities and in-service activities.