Hip decisions — 2020

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities have been denied, and his claim for a right hip disability (claimed as a right femur disability) has been remanded.,Effective dates for the awards of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities are also denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service-connected.,Right knee patella chondromalacia and DDD of the lumbar spine are granted as secondary to a service-connected left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and left hip disabilities. The claims for left wrist and left foot disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability secondary to his service-connected left hip disability is granted, with an effective date of July 9, 2012.

The Veteran's right hip disability is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence. The VA needs to obtain updated medical records and SSA records, and schedule the Veteran for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not appear at his scheduled VA examinations and requests have been made to reschedule them. The case is being remanded for these examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for psychiatric, left hip, and left foot disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran must provide VA with private healthcare provider records and VA treatment records after May 2019. A VA examination is needed to determine if any of these conditions are related to service.

All claims for service connection and rating increases have been dismissed due to the appellant not filing an adequate substantive appeal.,The Board lacks jurisdiction over the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left hip pain based on limitation of extension of the left thigh, entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip pain based on limitation of flexion of the left thigh, and entitlement to an effective date earlier than April 27, 2015, for the award of a 20 percent rating for left hip pain based on impairment of the left thigh.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to a change in the law regarding aggravation, requiring another VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's lay statements indicate significant limitations, and a VA examiner provided an opinion linking early onset traumatic arthritis to the Veteran’s history of parachuting during service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected benign hyperpituitarism. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for benign neoplasms of the genitourinary system, claimed as benign neoplasms of the bilateral kidneys and testicles, due to potential exposure to herbicides during service.

The Veteran's adjustment disorder is granted with a rating of 50 percent, but no higher, prior to January 25, 2019. The appeal for a higher rating since then is denied.,Service connection for iliopsoas tendonitis (hip condition) claimed as secondary to service-connected bilateral upper and lower extremity weakness associated with muscular dystrophy is remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's hip disabilities, including their onset and relationship to service. The Veteran is requested to provide more detailed information about his in-service injuries and post-service treatment history.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip and knee disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous VA examinations. The cases are sent back for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examination opinions and incomplete medical records. The issues of bilateral hearing loss, deviated septum, sleep apnea, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right hip disability, neck disability, and low back disability are all being reviewed.

The Board has denied service connection for a hip disability and remanded the claims for chronic sinus condition and stomach condition due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of his right knee, lumbar spine, and right hip disabilities have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of these conditions.,A new VA examination was ordered to determine the severity of the Veteran’s right knee disability. However, despite some improvement noted in 2011, his range of motion remained within normal limits and he did not meet criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, cervical spine disability, right hip arthritis, left hip arthritis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and a depressive disorder), right knee disability, and left knee disability have been granted. The claims for service connection for right and left knee disabilities are still pending.