Hip decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a left hip disability and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral foot, hip, ankle, lumbar spine, and skin disabilities due to exposure to Agent Orange. Updated VA treatment records and examinations are needed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back and left hip disabilities due to insufficient consideration of aggravation in the previous decision. The Veteran is required to provide new etiology opinions that address whether his current disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and requests for rescheduling. The Veteran's gout, right knee disabilities, and hip disability are all being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right hip disability. The examiner was asked to determine if the condition is related to service, including in-service injury and exposure to cold environments.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left foot disabilities due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's low back disability was granted service connection, but his metastatic rectal carcinoid and other conditions were not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's spine disability, including IVDS, has been resulting in functional loss equivalent to having incapacitating episodes for total duration of at least six weeks during a past 12 months period. The Veteran is granted an evaluation of 60 percent for his spine disability.,The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right hip, left hip, and lumbar spine disabilities due to new evidence submitted since previous decisions. The claim for diverticulitis is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as degenerative disc disease, due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to her service-connected orthopedic disabilities, finding that there is no positive nexus of record linking the right hip disability to active duty service.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the right knee scar and granted separate ratings for left knee extension limitation, instability, flexion limitation, and service connection for endometriosis, cervical polyps, pelvic pain, respiratory disability, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and anemia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip disability and lumbar spine disability, as secondary to his service-connected left ankle traumatic joint disease, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a relationship between these disabilities and the service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's service connection claims for low back, bilateral hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities as secondary to her service-connected bilateral ankle disability.

The Veteran's claim for a neck disability was reopened, and he is now entitled to an increased rating of 40% for his lumbar spine disability. Other claims are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 as he did not suffer any additional disability resulting from his right hip surgery in December 2006.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been remanded due to the need for further development. The right hip and left hip disabilities, as well as other conditions, are being reviewed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities due to inadequate examination in March 2013. The case is now pending with a new VA examination.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, hand, and thoracolumbar spine disabilities due to incomplete examination reports and the need for further medical evaluation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of his spine and bilateral hip conditions, finding that it is less likely than not that these conditions are due to or aggravated by his active duty service or by his service-connected right knee disability.