Hip decisions — 2024

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, right hip condition, and left hip condition are all granted. However, the Veteran's sleep apnea, right hip condition, and left hip condition are denied as not related to service.

The Board dismissed all the issues of entitlement to service connection for various conditions as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional VA medical examinations and records, as well as for VA opinions regarding his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for recurrent right hip, left knee, and left foot disabilities as well as diabetes mellitus. The Veteran's claims were based on his own statements of experiencing symptoms during active service, but no medical evidence supports these assertions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and erectile dysfunction as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. The claim for right hip disability, including groin strain, labral tear, and osteoarthritis is remanded due to lack of a VA examination. The claim for left hip degenerative arthritis is also remanded due to the inextricability with the right hip disability claim.,The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability and erectile dysfunction as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder. The right hip disability, including groin strain, labral tear, and osteoarthritis is remanded due to lack of a VA examination. The left hip degenerative arthritis claim is also remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right hip disability, fatigue, and bilateral hallux valgus due to duty-to-assist errors. The claims will be reconsidered with additional evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disability is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a right hip disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his left ankle, left hip, and right hip disabilities as well as his acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's GERD is granted an initial 30 percent rating, while the other service connection claims are remanded for further review.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of left and right hip conditions due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether these conditions are proximately due or aggravated by service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service or a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including back, knee, foot, and hip conditions, are found to preclude him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment. As a result, the Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for PTSD and a right hip disability as they are not related to the merits of the January 2021 rating decision, but rather to an earlier administrative decision regarding character of discharge.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are related to his military service and have granted service connection for both left and right hip disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal to readjudicate service connection for lung growths, hypertension, a back disability, and a left hip disability has been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his agent.

The appeals of the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee disabilities and PTSD have been dismissed.,An increased rating for a low back disability has been denied.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right wrist, lower back, right hip, and left hip conditions.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to readjudicate the claim for service connection for tinnitus. The Veteran does not have a current bilateral hearing loss disability for VA purposes, as his auditory thresholds do not meet the criteria for a disability under VA regulations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right knee, lumbosacral spine, left leg, and left hip disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.