Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to insufficient evidence regarding his service-connected conditions and their impact on his disability ratings. The claims are being returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for a right hip disability and urinary incontinence, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Veteran's claims must be further evaluated with addendum medical opinions addressing the likelihood of a nexus between his current conditions and military service.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, depressive disorder, right and left knee disabilities, ischemic heart disease with atrial fibrillation, tension headaches, bilateral hearing loss, hemorrhoids, chronic prostatitis, back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been granted. The Veteran's claim for increased ratings for these conditions is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete VA treatment records and outstanding STRs. The issues of whether the July 1988 rating decision denying service connection for contusion, left hip, right foot disabilities, left foot disabilities, a fungal infection of the feet, and December 1988 rating decision denying service connection for a back disability may be revised on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE) are also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and ankle conditions due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right and left knee, hip, back, and psychiatric conditions. The cases are being returned to VA for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been reopened, but further development is needed to determine the nature of his disabilities and their etiology.,VA will need to obtain records from private medical facilities and conduct examinations to clarify the diagnoses and provide opinions on the Veteran's claims.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee, left knee, and/or left hip disability were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and left hip disabilities, as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. Additional development is needed to obtain complete medical records and provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for the Veteran to undergo new VA examinations and medical opinions regarding his bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a need for addendum opinions that reflect the correct standard of review as established by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Lynch v. McDonough.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hip condition and his service, as well as its relation to his service-connected knee and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, including right knee disability, left knee disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a right hip disability. The issues are related to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, depression, back disability, sleep apnea, bilateral flat feet, right hip disability, left hip disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The VA is directed to obtain treatment records, provide medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, and determine if any are related to service or secondary to diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The Veteran's testimony regarding his conditions is considered, but further evidence is required.

The Veteran's left hip disability is rated at 30 percent for flexion limitation, 10 percent for extension limitation, and 10 percent for abduction or adduction limitation throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his reported in-service injuries and ongoing musculoskeletal disabilities. The Veteran is also required to have his complete service personnel records verified, including any service in Vietnam or its surrounding waterways. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, Type II, and hypertension are related to his period of active service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected, and the issues of cervical spine, left hip, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and consideration of new VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for further examination.