Hip decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a right hip and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence, including the need for a VA examination.

The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a back disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for cirrhosis of the liver is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a heart disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for high blood pressure is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for tinnitus is dismissed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder has been withdrawn.,A 10 percent disability rating is granted for the left fifth toe disability, and an effective date prior to December 10, 2013 is denied.,Issues related to a right hip condition, paresthesia of left toes, and warts on the right foot are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, low back, left ankle, right wrist, and throat disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease. The cases are remanded for additional development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and secondary service connection due to lack of medical evidence linking the Veteran's current conditions to his military service or any in-service events.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions addressing the issue of aggravation of non-service-connected disabilities by service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted service connection, but hypertension and other spine, hip, and ankle disabilities are not. The claims for cervical spine, lumbar spine, hip, and ankle disabilities, as well as the rating of left knee disability in excess of 10 percent, and entitlement to TDIU are remanded.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and opinion regarding service connection for right and left hip conditions, as well as the issue of TDIU prior to December 12, 2018. The issues are inextricably intertwined.

The Board has denied the Veteran's request for an extension of temporary evaluation for convalescence following surgery for his service-connected lumbar spine disability. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hip disability and its secondary relationship to service-connected disabilities have been remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a retrospective medical opinion regarding the Veteran's left hip disability prior to her surgery on October 28, 2016.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of his claimed low back, right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, right shoulder, and left shoulder conditions. The Board found that there was no evidence of in-service injury or aggravation leading to these current disabilities.

The Board has remanded five issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hip, right knee, left ankle disabilities and a mallet left little finger disability. The remand includes obtaining updated examinations of the Veteran's service-connected mallet left little finger disability, peripheral nerves examination, and addendum opinions regarding his service connection claims.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's bilateral hip disability and its relationship to service, as well as whether his service-connected back condition caused or aggravated the hip disability. The case is being remanded for these purposes.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hand, elbow, and hip disabilities due to insufficient examination reports addressing the relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's credible report of an in-service injury and long-standing symptoms supports this determination. Service connection for SVT was denied as there is no evidence linking it to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the cases due to outstanding private medical records related to the Veteran's bilateral hip and left knee disabilities. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these conditions are related to service or not.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and right hip disability have not been found to be service-connected.,Service connection for a skin condition (melanoma) has also not been established. The Veteran's other specified trauma and stressor related disorder remains under review, with the Board finding that remand is necessary.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip disability and multiple sclerosis due to insufficient evidence in the original decision. The Veteran's reports of in-service paratrooper jumps and right hip pain are to be considered, as well as a relationship between his PTSD with TBI and his diagnosed conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 due to conflicting findings regarding the results of the 1971 VA surgical procedures and a need for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to a back disability, finding that the Veteran's current right hip disability is not proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected back disability.