Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and denied service connection for a right hip condition. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service diagnosis of severe pes planus, which resolved post-service but continued to cause symptoms. For the right hip condition, the VA examiner found no current disability related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities due to incomplete records, specifically those from Dr. Y.G.

The Board has granted service connection for left calf disability, tension headaches, reactive airway disease, and bilateral hip disabilities. The Veteran's claims are supported by competent and credible evidence of current disability, in-service injury or illness, and a relationship between the two.

The Veteran's eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35 is granted as of May 8, 2018.

The Board has decided to remand two issues: the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability as secondary to his service-connected back disability, and his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for bilateral eye blindness due to an increase in blood pressure medication dosage.

The Board has found that there was not substantial compliance with its remand directives and has therefore ordered the claims for service connection for neck and hip disabilities to be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to failure to comply with previous directives, including scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran will be given another chance to attend an examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right shoulder, knee, back, and hip conditions, are remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further development.

The Veteran's appeal of the claim for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board also remanded several other claims, including those for an acquired psychiatric disorder and various musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for various conditions have been dismissed.,An increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD has been denied.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition, finding that his current diagnosis and credible testimony regarding an in-service injury support this determination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, back, hip, and knee disabilities due to service-connected pes planus. Additional medical opinions are needed regarding whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to his service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the claim for an extraschedular evaluation of a left hip disability due to inadequate examination and failure to address lay evidence regarding side effects from prescribed medications.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further evaluation of her service-connected left hip disability and related secondary conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee and hip disabilities. The VA will need to obtain new medical opinions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hypertension is presumptively service connected due to herbicide agent exposure, but remanded for further development as there are no VA examinations of record. The claims for chronic hip and hand disabilities were also remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Back Condition, Left Hip Condition, Right Hip Condition, Left Ankle Condition, and Right Ankle Condition. The Veteran's claims for TBI and Undiagnosed Sleep Disturbance or Insomnia have also been denied.

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims prior to a decision being made.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran did not have a current right hip condition related to his service or any other service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension and headaches under the PACT Act. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's knee, shoulder, lung, hip, skin, ED, and OSA disabilities.