Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims due to a failure to obtain Social Security Administration (SSA) records, which were not considered in the previous rating decision. The SSA records are required for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities, finding that the previous medical opinions were inadequate. The case is now pending with a request for new opinions addressing etiology, secondary service connection, and aggravation.

The Veteran's hemorrhoidectomy residuals are granted a 20 percent rating throughout the period on appeal.,His coronary artery disease is found to be caused by his service-connected sleep apnea disorder, and he is granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's cervical spine arthritis, lumbar spine arthritis, bilateral hip condition, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded for further examination and medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for PTSD is granted. The claim for a disability involving the tailbone is denied. The claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right foot, left foot, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection, rating increases, and TDIU due to incomplete records and an inadequate VA examination. The claims will be reconsidered with all available evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions are related to service and remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology and pathophysiology of the Veteran's musculoskeletal disabilities, which may be related to his exposure to environmental hazards during service. The VA will obtain new medical opinions addressing these issues.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, cervical spine, left knee, and back disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing an in-service injury or disease that is related to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the current functional impairments began during active service.

The Veteran's asthma is granted as service connected. The right hip and right knee conditions are remanded for further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various hip and ankle conditions due to inadequate examination reports. The Veteran must provide a supplemental medical opinion regarding the etiology of his claimed disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing right femur injury was aggravated by his military service.

The Board has received notification that the Veteran wishes to withdraw his appeals for service connection of right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities. As a result, these appeals are dismissed.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The right hip disability and left hip disabilities are denied, with the right hip disability being denied on secondary service connection grounds and the left hip disabilities having noncompensable ratings for flexion, extension, and thigh impairment.

The Board has reopened the claims for IBS and remanded other service connection issues due to new evidence. The lung disability, TBI, jaw disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and sinus disability claims are also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disability, a bilateral eye disability, left ear hearing loss, a head nodule, and peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities prior to August 10, 2022, were denied. The Veteran was granted service connection for these conditions based on direct evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to gait changes caused by service-connected varicose veins. The remand requires additional medical opinions addressing whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by the service-connected varicose veins.

The Veteran's tension headaches and tinnitus were found to be incurred in service.,Service connection was granted for bilateral shin splints, left hip disability, right hip disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left wrist and forearm disability, right wrist disability, and right elbow disability as secondary to generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection for left hip condition, right hip condition, and degenerative arthritis of the spine as they are still pending under the legacy appeal system.