Hip decisions — 2024

The Veteran's asthma and tinnitus were not granted service connection due to lack of evidence showing they began during or immediately after his military service.,Service connection for PTSD was denied as there is no credible evidence linking the disability to service. The Veteran did not provide any medical records supporting this claim.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his claims by his authorized representative.

Service connection is granted for a right hip condition, left knee condition, and right knee condition.,Service connection is denied for sinusitis (claimed as sinus condition).,The Veteran's current right hip and left knee conditions are related to service. The Board finds in favor of the Veteran on these claims due to the benefit of doubt.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for right hip disability to correct a duty to assist error and obtain an adequate VA examination.

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection of left shoulder, right hip, and left hip disabilities are remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Veteran's conditions may be aggravated by his primary service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's dermatitis is granted as service-connected due to exposure from environmental hazards in Southwest Asia during military service.,The Veteran's voiding dysfunction condition is denied as not related to her service-connected PTSD and obesity, with no aggravation by obesity.,The bilateral hip condition, right ankle condition, and lumbar spine condition are remanded for further examination to determine if they are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and obesity.

The Board denied an increased or separate rating for the Veteran's left hip disability, finding that the evidence did not support greater ratings based on limitation of motion.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted as of May 23, 2016. The Board has also remanded the claims for service connection and a higher rating for his right big toe disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition as there is no evidence of a current disability at the time of the March 2021 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for a left foot condition, right foot condition, left hip condition, and GERD secondary to a right hip condition. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and right hip conditions due to inadequate medical opinions provided in previous VA examinations. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right knee, left knee, right foot, left foot, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to a lack of adequate medical opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

The Board has denied an increased rating for bilateral pes planus and remanded the issues of service connection for left foot, right foot, sleep apnea, left hip, right hip, tooth condition, and left shoulder conditions.,Additional examinations are needed to address pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the claims for service connection for left foot, right foot, and left shoulder conditions.

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to deficiencies in the VA examination reports, including lack of consideration of medications and flare-ups. The AOJ is instructed to obtain relevant SSA records and private treatment records, afford additional VA examinations, and readjudicate the claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for left, right ankle disabilities and right hip disability due to insufficient evidence in the May 2022 rating decision. The Veteran asserts that his current ankle and hip disabilities are secondary to service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board finds the VA medical opinions in April 2014 are inadequate and remands for new opinions to determine if the Veteran's right hip, lumbar spine, and bilateral knee disabilities are related to her military service.

The Veteran's claims for residuals of a right rib fracture and dermatophytosis (claimed as eczema) have been granted. Claims for hyperlipidemia, elevated liver enzymes, posttraumatic stress disorder, alopecia totalis, iliotibial band syndrome of the left knee, cervical spine disability, voiding dysfunction, benign neoplasm of the skin, right ankle disability, right elbow disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability have been denied. The Veteran's claims for radiculopathy of the right lower extremity and left lower extremity secondary to service-connected spinal stenosis are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, gastroesophageal reflux disease, bilateral hip disabilities, bilateral knee disabilities, and lumbar disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including neck, shoulder, hip, wrist, thumb, psychiatric disorders, foot pain, flatfeet, hearing loss, and knee conditions due to lack of evidence of current disabilities or in-service incurrences.,Service connection was not granted as the Veteran did not provide sufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board has found that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to incomplete records. The VA must attempt to obtain all relevant medical records, including those from the Louisville VAMC from January 2012 through March 2022.