Hip decisions — 2021

The Veteran's prostate cancer was denied service connection as it manifested more than one year after separation and is not shown to be causally related to an in-service injury or disease. The claims for psychiatric, heart, cervical spine, low back, bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities are remanded due to the failure to obtain examinations and opinions concerning their etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of psoriatic arthritis, neck disability, bilateral elbow disability, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral foot disability due to insufficient examination reports. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his bilateral hip disability.

The Veteran's herpes does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if his rhinitis, left shoulder disability, and right hip disability are service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right hip disability, and left hip disability has been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection was also denied for secondary hip disabilities to service-connected knee disorders.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip, back, knee, and neurological conditions. The evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service.,There is no medical evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to service or to a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and right hip disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a superimposed disease or injury during service that caused or aggravated her congenital defects. The claim for right hip disability was also denied as there is no medical evidence showing it was incurred in service.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed. The Board found that the Veteran withdrew his claims, and a new examination is needed to determine if any left ankle disability is related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the decedent's left hip disability, which may be related to service or personal assault. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on this matter.

The Veteran's claims for left ear hearing loss, depression, right hand condition, spinal spondylolisthesis, right hip condition, and neck condition are remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and SSA records. A new VA examination is required for each of these conditions.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and issuing a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). The issues include ratings for various disabilities related to TBI, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, right shoulder, right knee, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, left thumb sprain, right thumb disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, eye disability, ulnar nerve paresthesias, ankle and wrist disabilities, nausea, constipation, and other conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for erectile dysfunction, right hip disability, and right foot disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss claim is also remanded for a VA audiologist examination.

The Veteran's hearing loss and malaria claims are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,The Veteran's back disability, hand disability, hip disability, knee disability, numbness, tingling and weakness throughout body, and sinus disability claims are remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,,,,,,

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a thyroid condition and remanded the issue of her right hip disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and opinions to determine if the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right knee, left hip, and low back conditions are remanded due to the newly granted service connection for a left knee condition. The Board will seek an opinion on whether these secondary conditions are caused by or aggravated by the service-connected left knee condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability due to new and material evidence. However, the claims for both right hip disabilities remain remanded as the VA examiner did not address the Veteran's lay statements regarding his right knee surgery during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left foot nerve disabilities due to insufficient examination findings and lack of consideration of new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability, including femoroacetabular impingement, is related to her active service and has granted her claim for service connection.