Hip decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left shoulder and bilateral hip disabilities due to internal inconsistencies in the medical opinions provided. Additional evidence is needed to reconcile these findings.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left hip condition is related to his active service and/or secondary to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations for TBI, left knee disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability are inadequate. The Veteran's service treatment records indicate an intracranial injury without skull fracture and history of concussion. Therefore, a new examination is required to determine if the Veteran's current symptoms are related to his in-service head injury.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for thoracolumbar spine, left knee, left hip, and cervical spine disabilities due to incomplete development and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings due to inadequate VA opinions regarding his left foot, left hip, low back, and left knee disabilities. The claims will be further evaluated with new medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination in determining whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to service, specifically an in-service pelvic injury and playing basketball.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss due to inadequate examination. The other claims remain denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions in the record regarding the relationship between his current disabilities and military service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded to determine the appropriate rating for her right hip strain and trochanteric pain syndrome, service connection for a left hip cyst (claimed as left hip disability), and whether she has a short leg related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's left hip condition is related to his service-connected conditions or active service.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active military service.,Service connection was also remanded for migraine headaches and left hip and knee disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for neck disability, back condition, bilateral knee condition, right hip condition, and migraines due to additional development. The claims are being remanded for VA examinations to determine the current disabilities and their etiology.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to incomplete medical opinions and other issues.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to incomplete compliance with previous remand directives.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is currently rated as 10 percent prior to March 11, 2019 and denied for a rating in excess of 10 percent from that date. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for her left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to conflicting evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability, finding that it did not manifest in-service and is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to an in-service event, injury or disease; or as secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, lumbar spine, and right hip disabilities. The decision concluded that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's left hip disability, including limitation of flexion and avascular necrosis, has not met the criteria for a compensable rating under applicable VA regulations.

The Board dismissed all reopened service connection claims for various conditions, including back pain, hip conditions, diabetes, and hypertension. The decision also dismissed the claim for an increased rating for persistent depressive disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for TBI, and the issues of left arm/shoulder condition (claimed as pain-fatigue), left leg/hip condition, and optic neuritis have been remanded for further development.