Hip decisions — 2022

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left femur condition, left hip condition secondary to a left femur condition, right hip condition secondary to a left femur condition, and hemorrhoids.

The Veteran is seeking SMC based on housebound criteria for his right hip disability, but the claims file lacks relevant private medical records from Southwest Orthopedic and Sports Medicine. The Board finds that remand is necessary to obtain these records.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, right elbow, and left elbow disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck disability, right hip disability, and back disability due to insufficient opinions regarding service connection. The left elbow disability claim is not related to secondary service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities. The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for PTSD as there is no credible supporting evidence that an in-service stressor occurred. For her right hip, back, and wrist disabilities, additional medical opinions are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient evidence to assess current severity of the Veteran's disabilities and to determine if there is a link between her hip/pelvic disability and her service-connected lumbar strain with degenerative joint disease.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's previously denied claims for chronic low back disability and right hip disability due to new evidence received. The cases are now remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities, including hip, ankle, foot, and back conditions. The appeals are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran's left hip and pinky finger disabilities have been granted service connection. The appeal for tinnitus, hyperlipidemia, and residuals of a first finger injury has been dismissed.,The appeals for PTSD, anxiety, depression, bilateral hearing loss, headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability are pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hypertension, residuals of heat stroke, left-sided chest pain, and left arm disability have all been denied. Additionally, his initial compensable ratings for right hip limitation of extension, left hip limitation of extension, right hip flexion prior to December 2, 2021, right hip rotation prior to December 2, 2021, left hip flexion, and left hip rotation prior to December 2, 2021 have also been denied.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional left hip and left leg disabilities is remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of his current conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for higher initial ratings for right foot plantar fasciitis has been dismissed.,Service connection for headaches is granted, with the Board resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip condition, finding that the evidence did not support causation or secondary aggravation by a service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding no evidence of a nexus between his current hip conditions and his military service or service-connected knee and feet disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral knee and right hip disabilities are not caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine and bilateral ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's bilateral hip and knee disabilities were denied service connection, with the right knee DJD rated at 10 percent. Separate ratings for symptomatic removal of cartilage from both knees were granted.

The Veteran's right thigh condition was granted a 60 percent rating starting from March 13, 2017. An initial compensable rating for the right hip scar is denied. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to clarify the appellant's duty status during active duty for training and to obtain a VA examination regarding her service connection claims for right hip, right leg, and low back disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine and right hip disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of in-service injury or disease, and that any current disabilities are not related to his military service.