Hip decisions — 2020

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including left elbow condition, right hip condition, left hip condition, vision disorder (myopia), sinusitis, and bronchitis. The issues of service connection for a right shoulder condition, left shoulder condition, right elbow condition, acquired psychiatric disorder, impacted or malposed teeth, chronic pain syndrome, and lower back condition are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and bilateral foot disability due to outstanding private medical records that need to be obtained and reviewed by a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, left shoulder disability, and right hip disability are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The claim for hypertension is also being remanded as it may be related to herbicide exposure.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of skin cancer are also being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities due to inadequate examination opinions. The Veteran's current hip and knee conditions are being evaluated again, with a focus on their relationship to service-connected low back and cervical spine disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew his claims of service connection for high blood pressure, right hip disability, sleep disorder, eye disability, and an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for left hip disability with an earlier effective date.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and a bilateral hip disability, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disabilities and his military service.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral foot disability, a bilateral hip disability, and a TDIU prior to June 11, 2019 due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to missing records and incomplete information. The Veteran is asked to provide details about his treatment during service, including any epidural injections and sleep studies.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and a lumbar spine disability, finding that these conditions are at least as likely as not related to his active service.

The Veteran's neurological condition of the left lower extremity is granted as secondary to his service-connected back disability. The claims for left hip and right hip conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for epilepsy and left hip condition, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the claims due to inadequate VA examinations and insufficient medical opinions.,The Veteran asserts that his conditions are related to service or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that the VA did not substantially comply with its August 2018 remand instructions and thus, the cases are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability, stress fracture of the left tibia, and stress fracture of the right leg due to new evidence received since the October 1981 rating decision.,However, the preponderance of the evidence is against finding that these conditions are related to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure. The back and hip disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right hip disability and an abdominal disability, to include a gastrointestinal disorder due to inadequacies in the Board's decision. The issues are being remanded for further development including obtaining additional treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for a left lower leg disability was granted. Service connection for the left lower leg disability is also granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various right hip, knee, and leg disabilities due to incomplete or insufficient medical opinions provided in prior examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to inadequate rationale in previous VA examination reports.

The Board has remanded several claims due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The issues include service connection for various conditions, with particular focus on neuropathy and hip conditions.