Hip decisions — 2021

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is currently rated as noncompensable prior to September 14, 2020 and at a 10 percent rating beginning that date. The Board has found no evidence of entitlement to higher ratings for the period prior to September 14, 2020 or after that date. For his right hip disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability, the Veteran's claims are remanded as additional development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Veteran's low back, left hip, and left knee disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine if they are related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has denied service connection for cold injury residuals to the feet, finding that there is no evidence of such injuries during or after service.,The Board has also remanded the issues regarding a right hip condition and lumbar spine condition secondary to loss of use of both lower extremities, residuals of abdominal aneurysm repair surgery.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right elbow condition, lower back pain, and bilateral hip conditions as there is no evidence of an in-service injury or illness related to these conditions.,No VA examination was provided for tinnitus, retropatellar pain syndrome of the knees, or PTSD. The Board has remanded these issues.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional disability resulting from a July 1993 left total hip replacement (THR) due to lack of evidence showing negligence or informed consent, as the leg-length discrepancy was considered a normal and expected outcome of the procedure.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right knee disability due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to inadequate examination reports and medical opinions. The Veteran's disabilities are related to service, but the VA examinations did not consider all relevant evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lupus, fibromyalgia, left hip disability, right hip disability, sinus disability, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, hypertension, and kidney disability due to unresolved medical opinions regarding causation or aggravation.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus II, prostate cancer, left hip disability, and right hip disability due to lack of evidence of herbicide exposure during service.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not provide sufficient information to request research assistance from the U.S. Army and Joint Services Records Research Center (JSRRC) or National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including cardiovascular disability, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, acquired psychiatric disability, neurological disability (vertigo), bilateral hip and knee disabilities, bilateral ankle disabilities, radiculopathy of upper and lower extremities, and a rating for multilevel spondylosis and mild spinal stenosis. The remand requires additional examinations and medical opinions to address the Veteran's claims.

The Board has granted service connection for low back, right hip, and left hip conditions as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected residuals of bilateral stress fracture calcaneus.

The Veteran's application to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection for his left knee disability is granted. The claims for service connection for right wrist and hip disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to his death. The lung condition and right hip condition claims are dismissed, as is the petition to reopen the right hip condition claim.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory disorder, left hip disability, left shoulder disability, and left foot disability. The Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.,Service connection was denied as the evidence did not establish that any of these disabilities were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right wrist disability and a right thigh/hip disability due to inadequate medical opinions in the May 2019 VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition and a left hip condition, finding that the Veteran's current hip conditions are not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the remand is necessary due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional development of evidence. The Veteran's claims for service connection for her left and right hip disabilities, as well as her TDIU claim, are being returned to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of chronic sinusitis and right wrist disability. The Board found new and material evidence to reopen these claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for neck, right shoulder, and left hip disabilities due to conflicting evidence and outstanding records.