Hip decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and back disability, have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The appeals are not granted in full.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee and hip disabilities, as well as migraines, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The TBI claim is denied.,Service connection was established for right knee and hip disabilities due to an altered gait caused by a service-connected right ankle injury. Migraines are considered a continuation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left hip disabilities, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his right wrist disability claim has been accepted. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his left ear, and therefore service connection for left ear sensorineural hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss is granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. However, the Board has remanded to obtain clarification regarding whether the Veteran currently has a hip or knee disability.

The Veteran's right wrist and right elbow disabilities are found to be related to service. The neck and back disabilities, as well as the right hip disability (secondary to a back disability), are remanded for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for a VA examination. The Veteran's right hip disability is being reviewed again.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disability and residuals of a head injury (claimed as skull fracture) due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted since the last denial.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if any recurrent left hip disability is related to active service.

The Veteran's right hip disability is not rated higher than 10 percent as it does not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on limitation of motion or other factors.

The Board has granted a 20 percent rating for plantar fasciitis, but the Veteran's right hip disability, left hip disability, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome claims are remanded for additional development.

The Veteran's claims for bronchial asthma and right hip condition have been remanded due to the need for further development. Her claim for allergic rhinitis with chronic upper respiratory infections has been granted, as well as her PTSD claim based on MST.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, and left hip disability due to inadequate examination opinions.

The Board has decided to remand two issues: service connection for PTSD and service connection for a right hip condition. The Veteran's PTSD is not yet corroborated, and the right hip condition may be related to his service-connected left ankle condition or an in-service fall.

The Board denied service connection for left hip, right foot, and left foot disabilities as there is no current evidence of these conditions.

The Board has withdrawn the appeals for right and left hip disabilities. The claim of sleep apnea is reopened and granted, but further examination and evidence are needed to determine its etiology.

The Veteran's representative requested the withdrawal of all remaining issues in this appeal, and the Board has dismissed the appeals for left knee disability, right knee disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and low back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various shoulder, hip, and knee disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence to decide the claim. The Veteran contends that these conditions are related to his in-service cook duties and/or secondary to his service-connected thoracolumbar spine degenerative arthritis with back muscle spasms.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but the underlying claims remain denied.,New evidence has not provided a reasonable possibility of substantiating the Veteran's claims.