Hip decisions — 2021

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 2017 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis on a presumptive basis. The remaining issues have been remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is caused or aggravated by her service-connected conditions, including fibromyalgia and low back disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.,New evidence has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for neck disability and right knee disability.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of a left hip condition and denied his claim for TDIU, finding that the appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including right sciatic radicular pain, right hip condition, right knee condition, cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, left hip condition, and left knee condition. The claims are being remanded to allow for further examination and consideration.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability and left hip disability are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether these conditions are proximately due or aggravated by his service-connected left gastrocnemius strain and achilles tendon inflammation. The claims will be returned to the Board after a new examination is conducted.

The Board has found the VA medical opinion inadequate and requires a remand for further development regarding the service connection of the Veteran's claimed right and left hip, as well as back conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left shoulder condition, pes planus, bilateral hip condition, and back condition due to the lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or aggravation that caused current disabilities.,There is no medical evidence linking any current conditions to military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left hip condition may be related to service or secondary to his already service-connected right hip, bilateral knee, and bilateral pes planus conditions. The case is being sent back for further examination.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to her service-connected left hip disability. The examiner must determine if there is a link between the current right hip disability and either active service or a pre-existing condition.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to service for either bilateral knee or hip disabilities, and thus the claims are denied.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities are currently rated at 20 percent, effective May 21, 2021. The Veteran's ankle disabilities have been increased to 30 percent each.,The Veteran's surgical scar of the left ankle is rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for left hip disability, as well as initial compensable ratings for limitation of extension and flexion of the left hip. The criteria for these conditions were not met.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient examination findings and failure to consider the Veteran's lay statements regarding pain and functional impairment. The case is returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for tinnitus was denied as he is already in receipt of the maximum schedular disability rating. The Board found that remand was warranted for additional development and examination regarding his right knee, right knee scars, back, bilateral shoulder disabilities, right hip, and sensorineural hearing loss.

The Veteran's high blood pressure is granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher. The Board has found that the Veteran's knee disabilities and kidney condition are remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal of the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability due to procedural defects in filing an NOD.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection on all four conditions due to the appellant's request to withdraw his appeals prior to a decision.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability. The issue of entitlement to service connection for restless leg syndrome is remanded due to conflicting medical opinions.