Hip decisions — 2022

The Veteran's right shoulder disability is granted service connection as it first manifested during active service and was incurred in service. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus has not been found to have increased in severity due to service.

The Board has identified errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist and has ordered additional development, including obtaining SSA disability records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to outstanding records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip conditions, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current hip conditions and his active duty service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate rationale in a previous opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's period of service or his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations and service connection have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's back, psychiatric disabilities, hip, shoulder, knee, and other conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, coronary artery disease (claimed as a heart condition), diabetes mellitus, type II, kidney disability, cervical spine disability, back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, left elbow disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right foot disability, left foot disability, and right knee disability. The Board found no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to service for these conditions.

The Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for a left hip disability was granted. Service connection is now established for the left hip disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The right knee disability remains denied.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for bilateral recurrent tinnitus was denied. The Board found that the Veteran's reported difficulty with concentrating is contemplated by the schedular criteria.,Service connection for low back condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition were all denied as there is no persuasive weight of evidence showing these conditions began during active service or are related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability, including as secondary to his service-connected hernia disability. The evidence does not support a finding that the current condition is related to service or is due to his service-connected hernia.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip and right knee disabilities due to a duty-to-assist error in the prior decision. The Veteran's condition is being reviewed again with new evidence and examinations.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine disability as secondary to his service-connected bilateral ankles. The remaining issues of increased rating for psychiatric disability, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for left hip condition, right hip condition, left knee, and right knee are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations related to sciatica of the lower extremities, uveitis, and right leg length discrepancy due to incomplete medical records and inadequate VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of low back, right leg, left hip, and bilateral knee disabilities due to secondary service-connected left foot and ankle disability. The VA examiner is requested to provide opinions on the etiology of these conditions based on the Veteran's lay statements and medical records.

The Veteran's claim for an unspecified sleep-wake disorder is granted. The claims for left hip, right hip, bilateral eye, and left foot disabilities are denied.

The appeal for service connection of a left hand disability is dismissed. The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not have current hearing loss to a degree that qualifies as a ratable disability. The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back, knee, and hip disabilities due to potential aggravation by pre-existing conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to February 29, 2012.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss, left shoulder disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been granted service connection.,Service connection for the Veteran's left lung disorder and left ankle disorder is remanded due to additional evidence needing consideration.

The Board denied service connection for anxiety disability, adjustment disorder disability, back disability, left hip disability (secondary to back), and sleep apnea disability.,The evidence did not support a current diagnosis of any of these conditions during the claim period.