Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right knee disability, left knee disability, degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine. The Board also remanded the issues regarding bilateral foot disability and left hip disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine condition, lumbar spine condition, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity. The remaining issues have been remanded due to a failure to provide a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the Veteran's left hip condition. The bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus claims have been denied, but service connection is granted for tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, a back disability, a right hip disability, and a right knee disability due to outstanding VA medical records. The right ankle disability claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and the need for further diagnostic testing.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed back disability, right hip disability, sleep apnea, and right hand scar as there was no evidence of their onset in service or within one year following discharge. The Board found that arthritis of the spine or hip did not manifest to a compensable degree within one year of discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there is no evidence of its onset during active service or within one year after separation. The Board also found that the current right hip condition is not related to his service-connected bilateral knee and left toe disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability and a left hip disability, finding that the evidence did not support a link to service or any other compensable condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to issues with his hearing officer at a previous hearing, and because of new evidence submitted by the appellant. The Veteran is now required to provide additional evidence supporting his service connection claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The issues include bilateral shoulder disability, sleep apnea, sinusitis, deviated septum, and bilateral elbow and hip disabilities.

The appeal of the July 2021 rating decision, which proposed to award service connection for multiple disabilities according to the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES), is dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine, joint aches, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left ankle, right ankle, bilateral foot, psychiatric disorder, mitral valve insufficiency and coronary artery disease, hernia disorder, and dental disorders due to the need for further evidentiary development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of low back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's respiratory condition, back disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and left knee disability. The conditions are deemed to have onset during his deployment in Afghanistan.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine the Veteran's exposure to herbicide agents and to conduct further research regarding his claimed in-service noise exposure. The claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete medical records, lack of a nexus opinion, and need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, right hip, and left leg disabilities due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional examinations due to difficulties in scheduling VA examinations in China, and the need to reinvestigate the evidence related to service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent shoulder, hip, and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to insufficient examination reports and the need for additional medical records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for service connection for short-term memory loss, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left knee disability is remanded due to insufficient evidence. The appeals for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and diabetes mellitus, type II are also remanded as VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected hip, back, and knee disabilities make it impossible for him to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has remanded the case to consider whether an extraschedular TDIU rating is warranted.