Hip decisions — 2023

The Board has denied service connection for the claimed conditions as they are not shown to be causally or etiologically related any disease or injury during a period of active duty, active duty for training (ACDUTRA), or inactive duty for training (INACDUTRA).

The Veteran's left knee, hip, and foot disabilities are remanded for further examination to determine their onset and etiology. The right knee disability is also remanded for a VA examination to assess its current severity.

The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service connected. The Veteran's recurrent left hip disability is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's representative withdrew, so he is proceeding pro se.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection regarding his knee, back, hip, and sciatic nerve disabilities need further examination to determine their etiology. The case is therefore being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and left hip disability due to new evidence, including medical opinions on etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back and right hip disabilities, finding that these conditions had their onset in service and have continued since then.

The Veteran's left acetabular metastatic lymphoma lesion was granted a 40 percent rating since September 27, 2021 for limitation of flexion. A 20 percent rating was granted for thigh limitation of adduction from October 9, 2018 to September 27, 2021. The Veteran also received an initial noncompensable disability rating for leg length discrepancy.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate development and need for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's right hip disability is denied as it did not manifest in service or within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence linking the current condition to service.,The Veteran's left foot sinus tarsitis with possible remote injury to the left distal deep peroneal nerve (claimed as left ankle disability) is granted as her symptoms first manifested during service and are related to wearing tight footwear.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the appellant's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, and right foot disabilities. The issues include direct service connection as well as secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a left hip disability has been reopened, and the rating reductions from 20 percent to 10 percent effective August 1, 2017 for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy were found improper. The 20 percent ratings are restored.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted, subject to further development on remand issues.

The Board has granted the petition to reopen the previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition. The claims for asthma and left hip disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, cardiovascular disability (other than hypertension), low back disability, bilateral hip disability, OSA, COPD, sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are related to her service-connected chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia. The left hip disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability were not found to be related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's right hip disability is rated at 10 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating.,For sinusitis, prior to May 4, 2022, the Veteran was not entitled to a compensable rating. From May 4, 2022, he did not meet the criteria for a 30 percent rating.,Allergic rhinitis is rated at 10 percent and no higher ratings are warranted.

The Veteran's lumbar spine condition has been granted service connection. The Board also found that the Veteran's bilateral hip, leg, and foot conditions are related to his now service-connected lumbar spine condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal of entitlement to service connection for a right hip disability. The effective date for the award of service connection for right knee osteoarthritis was denied as it is not earlier than September 23, 2014. A compensable evaluation for migraine headaches was denied. For the period prior to March 2, 2020, a 20 percent rating for lumbar spine disability with associated radiculopathy was granted; however, an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy was denied.

The Veteran's low back, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities are being remanded for additional examinations to assess their current severity due to inadequate previous evaluations.