Hip decisions — 2021

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip conditions due to insufficient rationale provided in previous VA examinations. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the knee condition claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right hip and knee disabilities due to lack of sufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include his left knee, back condition, right hip condition, right foot condition, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and granted TDIU based on his multiple service-connected disabilities. The decision found that the Veteran could not secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his physical disabilities, including those related to his knees, ankles, feet, back, and prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the claims for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's back and bilateral hip disabilities are related to service, or secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to missing VA examinations, new evidence received, and issues with the adequacy of previous medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed lower back and right hip disabilities. The VA examiners were required to offer opinions on whether the Veteran’s back and hip conditions are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for right hip, knee, and leg conditions due to a lack of formal finding regarding unavailable service treatment records.

The Board has decided the case is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right knee disability is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, left hip disability, and low back disability. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is intertwined with the increased rating claim for PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to concerns about the adequacy of VA examinations and the need for additional development regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's low back condition and left hip condition.

The Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a head injury was granted. His claims for increased ratings for right shoulder and left hip disabilities, as well as his TDIU claim, are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for B cell lymphoma, left knee degenerative arthritis, right knee degenerative arthritis, right hip disability, and chronic low back disability with degenerative joint disease due to secondary service-connected left hip disability. The VA is required to obtain Social Security Administration records and provide additional medical opinions regarding the relationship of these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for low back, right shoulder, and right leg/hip disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing the conditions began during service or were related to an in-service injury.