Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has denied service connection for a right shoulder disability and has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities, both secondary to a right knee disability.

The Board has vacated its decision and remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability, Parkinson's disease, left knee disability, bilateral hip disability, and TDIU prior to August 29, 2019. The rating for lumbosacral strain with arthritis remains at a 40 percent effective September 13, 2007.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and right foot disabilities due to new and material evidence. However, these claims are still pending as they must be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, muscle pain, numbness, and sleep disturbances are denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for cardiovascular condition is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed skin disability of the feet, right shoulder disability, and right hip disability. Additional development is needed to clarify the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and bilateral hip conditions, finding that these conditions pre-existed his military service and were not aggravated by it.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the relationship between his disabilities and active service, including right knee total arthroplasty and PTSD with depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for back, left hip, and right hip conditions due to insufficient medical opinions provided by VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete medical records and other issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to difficulties in contacting him and obtaining necessary medical opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are not service-connected, but remanded for further examination and opinion to address these issues.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional development. The Veteran's claims include back, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral pes planus, hip, knee, and CTS conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for pes planus, bilateral hip condition, low back condition, and right knee condition due to their inextricably intertwined nature with his claim of service connection for pes planus. The case will be returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and conflicting statements regarding hearing requests. The claims are related to presumed herbicide agent exposure, but no VA examiner has provided an opinion on whether any of the claimed conditions are related to service or herbicide exposure.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a left hip disability, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability are currently rated as noncompensable. The cervical spine, bilateral hip, shoulder, hand, foot, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities have not been service connected.,The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's current cervical spine, bilateral hip, shoulder, hand, foot, lumbar spine, and left knee disabilities are related to his INACDUTRA or aggravated by a preexisting right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed. The Board found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for a back disability, right arm disability, radiculopathy (right lower extremity), and radiculopathy (left lower extremity).

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions to address the Veteran's claims of service connection for back disability, headache disability, and left hip disability.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left hip disability was denied because he failed to appear for a scheduled VA examination without providing good cause.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining new VA examinations to address the nature and etiology of his back disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability.