Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for heart, left hip, and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence of a current disability. The Veteran is not shown to have a current diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right and left hip disabilities. The examiner is asked to consider the Veteran's lay statements, including his contentions about the onset of his hip pain during service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal should be re-docketed under the Legacy system and his March 2019 VA Form 10182 is accepted as a timely NOD for the issues on appeal. The Veteran must file a VA Form 9 substantive appeal to perfect his appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions and left hip condition are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, including osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis with a hip replacement, are granted as service-connected effective July 19, 2018.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hip disabilities, as well as TDIU prior to March 28, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities, as well as his claim for an increased rating for a lower back disability. The Veteran is also required to provide evidence supporting his contentions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back, right and left hip, and right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that another remand is necessary to verify the Veteran's current address, invite her to fill out and return a VA Form 21-8940 (Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability), ask her to identify any outstanding private treatment records related to her right hip disability, and attempt to obtain SSA records. The TDIU claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the DEA benefits claim.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, both related to the Veteran's military service.,Both issues were remanded due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives regarding additional examinations.

The Board has found that the development conducted does not comply with the March 2021 Board remand directives and has therefore ordered additional development for a VA medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, as well as an assessment of any additional right hip disability. The issues of service connection for inguinal hernia and TDIU are also deferred due to their inextricability with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current right hip disability and whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury, chronic headaches, left ear hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, left elbow disability, middle back disability, low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dysentery, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, left foot disability, and right foot disability due to incomplete records from his National Guard service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his hip, knee, and ankle conditions. The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to the need for private medical records and an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between service and these conditions.

The Veteran's left inguinal herniorrhaphy scar is granted an initial 10 percent rating.,Other service connection claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The claims are remanded for a VA examination to address whether her right hip and left knee disabilities are at least as likely as not proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right and left hip disabilities, including as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disability, due to incomplete records from 1979 and 2008. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these hip disabilities are at least as likely as not related to service or caused by the service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, as well as his acquired psychiatric disability have been granted service connection.,However, the low back disability remains under review due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for right hip, right knee, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral bunion disabilities due to lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation.