Hip decisions — 2020

The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for bilateral foot condition is dismissed.,Your claim of service connection for breathing condition, to include on a secondary basis, has been remanded. The Board needs further medical evaluation and opinion regarding your breathing condition.,Your claims of service connection for bilateral ankle condition have been remanded. The Board requires additional evidence or examination related to these conditions.,Your claims of service connection for bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy have been remanded. The Board needs further medical evaluation and opinion regarding these conditions.,The appeal of your claim of service connection for right and left hip conditions is denied as there is no competent evidence that you currently have such disabilities.

The appeal for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.,Service connection for prostate cancer and ischemic heart disease (IHD) is denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance/housebound due to a lack of evidence showing she is in need of regular aid and assistance or permanently housebound.

The Board has denied service connection for various disabilities, including low back disability, bilateral shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, lung disability, and left eye disability. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the issues of service connection for bilateral knee disability and right hip disability. The Veteran's claims are now pending with the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection, rating increases, and TDIU prior to July 1, 2019. The Veteran's claim of service connection for a back disability was previously denied but is now being reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip arthritis and right shoulder condition have been reopened. However, the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for left and right hip disabilities, as well as left and right knee disabilities, have been denied due to the absence of competent evidence showing current diagnoses or etiologies.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for prostate cancer has been withdrawn. The rating reduction of prostatitis from 40 percent to non-compensable was improper and restored ab initio. The appeal as to the increased rating for prostatitis is granted, but remanded for further examination. Service connection for left hip condition and right hip condition secondary to lumbosacral strain are also remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected right knee disability is not shown to have caused or aggravated any low back, left hip, or right hip disabilities.,Service connection for the Veteran’s claimed disabilities has been denied as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including back, right shoulder, right hip, and right knee disabilities, all secondary to his service-connected right ankle disability. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, neck, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The case will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability has been denied as new and material evidence has not been submitted. The Veteran's claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for hemorrhoids has also been denied due to the lack of established criteria.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability, low back disability, and bilateral knee disability are denied. The claims for sinusitis and sarcoidosis have been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to potential gaps in VA treatment records and the need for further medical examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee conditions were granted in a January 2020 rating decision. The appeal regarding the timeliness of his March 5, 2014 VA Form 9 is dismissed as moot.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination. The claims for service connection for residuals of TBI, left ankle disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip disability, left knee disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability are all being reviewed.

The Veteran's application to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis was granted. Service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis is denied, and secondary service connection for right hip disability and left hip disability are also denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his left hip disability and acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various conditions were denied due to lack of evidence linking the disabilities to service or a service-connected condition. The RO found no new and material evidence in the additional records received since the previous decisions.