Hip decisions — 2022

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left hip disability, low back disability, and right shoulder disability due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active duty service.

The Board has denied the claims of service connection for bilateral eye disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary before final adjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine disability, bilateral lower extremity neurological disabilities, eye disabilities, left hip disability, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of an upper back disability and remanded other claims due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to provide additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied claims for right hip, left hip, and right knee conditions. The Veteran's current disabilities are presumed to have begun during active service.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability and a heart disability, finding that the conditions did not originate in or are otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information about the Veteran's military service and requests for SSA records.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities, finding that there is a reasonable balance of evidence supporting the claim.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of recurrent right hip disability, recurrent left hip disability, and an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various joint and shoulder conditions due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran is also being asked to undergo examinations to determine the nature and etiology of his ankle, hip, and shoulder disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right hip disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions in previous remands. The claims are now pending again.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including neck disability, bilateral shoulder and elbow disabilities, wrist disabilities, hip disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional service treatment records from October 1979 to July 2000 and request opinions on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the cases for a VA examination by an orthopedist to determine if the Veteran's hip conditions are related to her service or secondary to her service-connected lower back condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's left knee disability, including a rating for his left hip and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral foot disabilities. The TDIU claim is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip conditions due to a lack of clarity in the medical opinions provided. The TDIU claim is also being remanded as it could be significantly impacted by the outcome of these hip issues.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of a right hip disability, and the Board dismissed it.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, right hip, and left hip conditions due to a lack of contemporaneous medical records.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed disabilities, finding that there was no evidence to support their occurrence during or as a result of active duty service.

The Board has denied service connection for left hip disability, right hip disability, bowel disability, and bladder disability. Service connection is granted for arachnoiditis with chronic neurologic problems and balance issues, but the rating for lumbosacral strain remains remanded.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his depressive disorder, left hip disability, neck disability, and back disability. The issues include rating determinations for these conditions as well as TDIU, SMC, and DEA benefits.