Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral heel fractures, and thus grants service connection for this condition as secondary to his already service-connected residuals of bilateral heel fractures.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a spine disability and a right hip disability, to include as secondary to a spine injury, need further examination and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for hip disability, right ankle disability, and muscle weakness to obtain additional medical opinions considering the Veteran's post-polio syndrome.

The Board has granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities, left and right knee disabilities, and rheumatoid arthritis as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle disability. The left shoulder disability is denied.

The Veteran's bilateral hip disability is being remanded for further development, including obtaining a VA medical opinion to determine if it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected chronic left quadriceps strain.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's left hip condition is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied for low back, right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral sinusitis. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for a lung disability, psychiatric disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence and additional development is required.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, left hip, and left posterior tibial tendon dysfunction disabilities have been restored to their respective ratings of 20%, 10%, and 10% effective July 1, 2016.,Service connection for left metatarsalgia has been reopened based on new evidence showing it is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected left posterior tibial tendon dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for vasectomy residuals, lumbar spine strain, and right hip disability have been granted. The gout of the right big toe has been increased to a 30 percent rating from February 17, 2021.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, bilateral hip, and bilateral ankle disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeal for earlier effective date for tinnitus, additional compensation for a helpless child, and service connection for mitral valve prolapse, shin splints, right shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, IBS, and cervical spine disability has been dismissed.,Service connection was denied for right shoulder disability, bilateral hip disability, and IBS due to lack of evidence linking the conditions to service.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of residuals of gall bladder removal, left hip disability to include as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability, right hip disability to include as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine disability, and weight loss, to include as a Gulf War Syndrome.

The Board has remanded all service connection claims for bilateral knee conditions, tailbone condition, bilateral foot conditions, right hip condition, back condition, and right shoulder condition due to missing military personnel records and incomplete STRs. The Veteran's lay assertions of in-service causation are also considered.

The Board has dismissed the claim of service connection for left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected lumbar spine condition. The Veteran's allergic rhinitis is denied an initial compensable rating prior to October 12, 2021 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter. The claims for increased ratings of lumbar spine condition are remanded.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for left hip and left knee disabilities, as well as the TDIU claim due to inadequate rationale in the previous VA examination and opinions.

The Board has determined that there may be outstanding relevant treatment and personnel records from the Veteran's period of service and thereafter, and therefore remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the cases of entitlement to service connection for left hip condition and right hip condition due to insufficient evidence in the current record. The rib condition claim is denied as there is no separate disability found.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a left hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, as the current opinions are inadequate.