Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, kidney disease, gynecological disorder with infections due to pregnancy, back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to obtain a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the issues of entitlement to service connection for vertigo, left foot condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of various disabilities, including hearing loss, psychiatric conditions, sleep apnea, GERD, ulcers, prostate issues, hyperlipidemia, neck, back, ankle, elbow, eye glaucoma, foot, hip, shoulder, wrist, and knee disabilities are being remanded due to incomplete records and need for further development.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence was submitted after the final denial of service connection for a right hip condition, warranting readjudication. The claim is remanded to determine if the Veteran's current right hip condition is related to her in-service injury.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and left shoulder condition due to inadequate VA examinations that did not address whether these conditions are related to his service-connected knee and ankle disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a failure to obtain VA medical opinions and examinations prior to the March 2022 rating decision.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection due to procedural defects in filing.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy (radiculopathy), left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability have all been denied as there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased initial ratings for his left and right hip disabilities, finding that they were productive of painful motion but not meeting the criteria for higher ratings under applicable VA regulations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a nexus between his current hip disabilities and his service-connected knee disabilities or any other incident in service. The Board also found that the hip disabilities did not manifest within one year of separation from service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, a left hip disability, and a lumbar spine disability to obtain outstanding private treatment records.

The Board denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss and a higher than 10 percent rating for bilateral foot porokeratosis in soles, metatarsalgia both feet. The claims for service connection for various disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right knee osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, a bilateral hip disability, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of her left hip condition, finding that there was no evidence of a disability during active service or within one year after discharge.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and records.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development due to incomplete VA examination reports and missing VA treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected right forearm disability was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5212, and thus denied the claim. The claims for service connection of the right hip condition and right upper extremity neuropathy were remanded due to inadequate VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability. However, it denied service connection for right carpal tunnel syndrome as secondary to her service-connected left CTS.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability (intervertebral disc syndrome) and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for bilateral hip disability.