Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to clarify the Veteran's diagnoses and determine if his disabilities are related to service. The appeal will be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hip and knee conditions due to incomplete service treatment records, particularly those from the National Guard and Reserve periods of service. The AOJ is instructed to make reasonable efforts to obtain these records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran is disputing the withholding of his VA compensation due to receipt of military retired pay, which was granted in a previous decision. The Board finds that he should have been provided with a comprehensive audit and explanation prior to receiving the current notification letter.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and a right knee disability, finding no current diagnosis of these conditions related to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of his claimed hip or knee disabilities, and therefore service connection is denied.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a right hip disability, and a low back disability due to insufficient medical opinions and potential pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including OSA, dry skin, hypertension, neck disability, right and left upper extremity nerve damage, right long finger disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, left knee disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right foot plantar fasciitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis. The Board found no evidence of current diagnoses or treatment for these conditions.

Effective dates of May 22, 1996 are granted for service connection of left knee limitation of flexion and impairment.,Effective dates of April 14, 1998 are granted for service connection of left hip disability and lumbar spine disability.

The Board has dismissed the claims of entitlement to service connection for cervical spine condition, left hip condition, left shoulder condition, right hip condition, and right shoulder condition due to a lack of final appealable decisions by the AOJ. The claim of entitlement to service connection for headaches is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip condition with leg pain was denied due to lack of relevant evidence. The claim for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss was granted as new and relevant evidence supported the diagnosis.,Service connection for major depressive disorder is denied, as there are no symptoms that meet the criteria for a 70% rating under Diagnostic Code 9434.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a right hip disability, finding no current diagnosis of either condition during the appeal period. The Veteran's hypertension claim was also denied as there were no blood pressure readings meeting the criteria for a compensable rating.,Service connection was not granted for PTSD due to lack of a diagnosed condition, an in-service stressor, or a causal relationship between the claimed condition and service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left hip disability may be related to his service-connected knee disabilities, but needs further examination and opinion to determine this.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating have been remanded due to procedural errors and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding multiple knee and hip conditions, as well as a shoulder pain condition and back condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition secondary to his service-connected healed left ankle fracture with traumatic arthritis is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion.,The Veteran's claim for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD is also being remanded as there are inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and right shoulder disability due to predecisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran's treatment records from private providers have not been obtained.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction, left hip disability, and right hip disability were denied due to lack of new and relevant evidence.,Claims for service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted based on the submission of new and relevant evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including traumatic brain injury, vertigo, shoulder disabilities, elbow and wrist disabilities, hand disabilities, hip disability, ankle disabilities, respiratory breathing problems, frontal sinusitis, and rhinitis are denied. The Board notes that the Veteran is presumed to have been exposed to fine particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War.,Service connection for frontal sinusitis and rhinitis is granted based on presumptive exposure to fine particulate matter due to service in Southwest Asia.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left hip disability due to lack of current diagnosis, as there was no evidence showing any functional impairment related to the condition.