Hip decisions — 2022

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, but remanded the claims for tailbone injury and left hip disability due to incomplete records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hip, knee, and low back conditions due to outstanding service treatment records and inadequate VA opinions. The Veteran is also being asked to provide additional evidence or a hearing regarding her psychiatric claim.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's hip and knee disabilities, as well as his major depressive disorder and bilateral hearing loss. The remand includes obtaining additional medical records and a new VA examination for the right knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and TDIU due to a right hip disability. The issues are being remanded again as there is conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the condition preexisted service or was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings on eleven service-connected disabilities is dismissed due to the absence of a notice of disagreement (NOD) for the October 2017 rating decision that awarded the maximum, 50 percent rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and hip disabilities due to insufficient examination reports that did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay testimony regarding his symptoms and their relation to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar and cervical spine degenerative disc disease, left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral knee osteoarthritis. The issues of service connection for a bilateral hand disability, sinus disability, retention cyst maxillary sinus, varicose vein disability of the bilateral lower extremities, urinary incontinence disability, and service connection for sleep apnea have been remanded.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The claims for service connection for lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right hip disability, and left hip disability are remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for SMC and DEA eligibility due to new evidence of need for aid and attendance/housebound status, as well as a need for earlier effective date determination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is secondary to his service-connected chronic left quadriceps strain. A new VA examination and opinion are needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted as service connected. The bilateral hip condition and left knee disability are denied.

The Board has found the VA Centralized Eligibility and Appeals Team (CEAT) review inadequate to support the decision made, as it did not address whether the Veteran requires personal care services each time he completes one or more activities of daily living (ADLs). The case is remanded for an updated CEAT review.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's substantive appeal was timely filed, considering the circumstances of this case. The appeals for increased ratings and service connection remain in the legacy system.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is granted service connection, while his right shoulder and hip disabilities are denied. The DDD claim was also denied.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 2015 for service connection for Meniere's disease.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher initial rating for his right hip disability and the issue of entitlement to service connection for left hip disability are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral leg disability (secondary to the lumbar spine disability).,Service connection was not granted as there is no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptoms related to these disabilities during service. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be etiologically related to his in-service incidents.,The Board found that the Veteran's current bilateral leg disability, while a current condition, did not have an established link to his lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, including all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection claims for arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, PTSD, acne disability, gastrointestinal disability, headache disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and neurological disability of the right lower extremity have all been granted.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted as service-connected due to in-service noise exposure. The right hip disability is remanded for further examination.