Hip decisions — 2023

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to her failure to provide necessary employment information and attend scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for left hip disability, finding that no new and material evidence was received within one year of the September 2000 rating decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right hip disability is not service-connected, and a new VA examination is needed to determine its etiology.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding the right hip disability, left hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The claims for sinus disability, acquired mental health disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, left foot disability, and right foot disability are remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Veteran's left foot plantar fasciitis has been granted service connection. Service connection for his left hand/thumb disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left shoulder disorder is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for entitlement to service connection for left hip disability and bilateral hearing loss due to a lack of a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including sarcoidosis, right hip disability, avascular necrosis, osteoporosis, glaucoma (eye disability), a right hand disability, a left hand disability, hypertension, and bilateral foot disabilities. The issues are being addressed due to new evidence associated with his file.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including gastrointestinal, elbow, hip, knee, shin, ankle, and foot conditions. The Veteran did not have a current diagnosis of any of these conditions at the time of her claims.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to a lack of current diagnoses or functional impairment.

The Veteran's onychomycosis was rated as noncompensably disabling under the old rating criteria, and no increased rating is warranted.,Claims for service connection of lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and left hip disability are remanded due to new evidence potentially being received.,No specific exposure basis or Pact Act involvement is mentioned.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and right hip conditions due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during active duty or as a result of a motor vehicle accident in the line of duty.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's hip condition was caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and VA treatment. The Veteran will need a new examination to address these issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for his left hip and lumbar spine conditions as secondary to his service-connected left knee condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions are not supported by the evidence and have been remanded to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for the claims of right hip disability, residuals of head injury, COPD, and OSA.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various disabilities have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his claims during a Board hearing.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for right ankle, left knee, and right hip disabilities are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a bilateral hip disability was dismissed due to the appellant requesting withdrawal of the appeal. The appeals for service connection for bilateral knee, bladder, and gastrointestinal disabilities are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip disability on a secondary basis due to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability and radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities. The claim is now resolved in favor of the Veteran.