Hip decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various orthopedic and psychiatric conditions due to incomplete records and a need to verify one of his claimed inservice stressors.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient opinions regarding both direct and secondary service connection, as well as aggravation. The claims are being returned for further development.

The claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, low back disability, and hypertension are all remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's service connection claims for migraines, tremors (initially claimed as stroke residuals), sinusitis, respiratory disability, lumbar spine disability, bilateral knee disability, and right hip disability are all remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions and her military service.,Specifically, the VA examiner's opinions on the causes of migraines and tremors were inadequate. The examiner did not address the Veteran’s lay statements about symptoms during and since active duty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his bilateral pes cavus, right knee disability, and left hip disability due to inadequate examination opinions.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection for a low back disability was denied because the new evidence did not relate to a previously unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition (claimed as left leg and hip condition) was also denied due to lack of medical evidence linking his current condition to active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities due to a lack of proper notification regarding scheduled examinations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition was denied in November 2015. The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, but did not find it material or sufficient to reopen her claim.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and lack of clarification on the Veteran's in-service injury. The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left hip condition, but the VA examiner did not address the impact of paratrooping duties or clarify whether groin pain was hip pain or inguinal hernia.

The Board has granted service connection for low back disability, right hip disability, and right ankle disability. The remaining issues of service connection have been remanded.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee strain, and left knee strain due to secondary service connection. The effective dates for PTSD, migraine headache disorder, tinnitus, and cellulitis MRSA with left lateral leg scar have been established.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable initial disability rating for her service-connected scar, right wrist and denied her claim of service connection for her right hip disability. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for his left hip, right hip, lower back, and right knee disabilities as secondary to his service-connected residuals of fractured left medial malleolus. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to his active service.

The Board has remanded the claim for additional development due to new information provided by the Veteran, including medical articles supporting his claims. An independent medical opinion is needed from a non-VA specialist in orthopedics.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), hypertension, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, erectile dysfunction (secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability), left knee disability, and right hip disability. The claims are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for low back, right shoulder, neck, and bilateral hip disabilities due to inadequate VA examinations. The cases are now pending for further development.

The Veteran withdrew all of his claims, including those related to service connection for various disabilities and initial ratings.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the evaluations of service connection for bilateral foot, low back, bilateral hip, and bilateral knee disabilities. However, these claims are currently REMANDED as additional medical opinions are needed due to the Veteran's assertions regarding his conditions being aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for inguinal hernia, left hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disability.,There is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip condition and neck condition, finding that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected back disability.