Hip decisions — 2020

The Veteran's left ear hearing loss is granted service connection, and an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his left knee disability is denied. Other service connection claims are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional examinations to determine if the Veteran's service-connected left foot disability caused or aggravated his left knee and right hip conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and additional development is needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee, right knee arthritis, and right hip disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back condition, bilateral hip conditions, and left knee conditions due to his service-connected right knee condition. The reasons include insufficient medical opinions based on lack of contemporaneous records and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding overcompensating.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of a left hip condition as secondary to an already service-connected right hip condition due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the origin and causation of the Veteran's left hip condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for additional VA examinations and the identification of outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, and eye conditions. The evidence did not show any in-service injury or incident that could be linked to these conditions.,There is no current evidence of a diagnosed disability related to the claimed ankle, elbow, foot, hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, neck, back, GERD, hypertension, or eye disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a low back disability, left knee condition, and left hip condition to include as secondary to the low back disability due to lack of documentation in service records. The Veteran's claim will be reviewed again with an addendum opinion from VA.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding active military service.

The claims for service connection of right and left knee disability, right hip disability, and left ankle disability are being remanded. The claim for hypertension is also remanded as it may be related to herbicide exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for left shoulder, right shoulder, left hip, and right hip disabilities. The Veteran's knee disability was also denied. Service connection for a respiratory problem prior to September 13, 2019, is not granted.

The Veteran's left knee arthritis and painful hip disability are not rated higher than the current assigned ratings.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of service connection for right hip disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, and left ankle disability.,Service connection is not granted for any of the claimed conditions as the evidence does not support a nexus to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right hip strain, left hip disability, and lumbar spine disability have been denied due to failure to report for VA examinations.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for right hip and right shoulder disabilities due to inadequate examinations in prior decisions. The Veteran's complaints of pain following a jeep accident during service are considered, but further examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip condition, left knee condition, and back condition due to unclear medical evidence regarding the nature of his scoliosis.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, finding that the preponderance of evidence is against a finding that the Veteran's current hip disability is related to his active service or periods of ACDUTRA.,The Board also denied service connection for a thoracolumbar back condition, concluding that there was no evidence linking the current condition to in-service occurrences.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding no evidence of onset in or within one year after service discharge. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was granted as secondary to a service-connected disability.,Right and left hip disabilities were not shown to be related to service or a service-connected condition. Bilateral pes planus was found to be at least as likely as not caused by the Veteran’s obesity, which is considered a combination of factors including genetics, environment, personal diet and exercise choices.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral lumbar radiculopathy. The decision also notes that the issue of service connection for a left hip disability is remanded.