Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient examination and lack of consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding his service-connected back disability and post-service work history.

Service connection is granted for a psychiatric condition, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea.,The left knee and left hip conditions are not currently diagnosed.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right hip disability, left hip disability, and lumbar spine disability as secondary to his service-connected plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to inadequate opinions from a VA examiner. The Veteran's hip pain is linked to her abnormal gait caused by her service-connected left foot disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a left ankle disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these disabilities to his military service or any other condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to procedural issues, lack of adequate medical opinions, and need for further development.

The Board has determined that the appeal is not properly before the Board under the new Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (AMA) and requires a remand to address these issues using the legacy system.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for sinus condition, sleep apnea, right foot condition, left knee condition, and right hip condition due to procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Pensacola Naval Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, as well as Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's hypertension, eye disability, recurrent sinus disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left facial injury residuals with chronic headaches and facial numbness are all remanded for further examination and opinion.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, or jaw disability for which service connection can be granted.,As such, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his cervical spine and left hip disabilities, which may be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various lower and upper extremity conditions due to a lack of VA treatment records. The Veteran must provide any private medical records from Quick Care or other sources.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder condition, low back condition, right hip condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are related to his service-connected conditions or in-service incidents.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from January 30, 2018, to April 2, 2020.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including duodenal ulcer, was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's left hip disability was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that left leg disability, including peripheral vascular disease began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,With reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, his headaches disability began during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the claims for right hip, left hip, knee, foot, and neck disabilities as well as migraine headaches to obtain additional opinions from VA physicians. The Veteran's service connection claims are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to incomplete records. The Veteran contends these conditions are related to a tractor trailer rollover accident during service.