Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for lower back disability, left thigh disability, and left hip disability due to insufficient evidence of a service connection.

The Board has determined that there are errors in the decision regarding service connection for various disabilities, and additional medical opinions are needed to address the correct legal standards. The Veteran's claims for right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss are being REMANDED.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for a right hip disability due to a failure to provide a necessary VA examination prior to adjudication. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence and arrange for an appropriate examination.

The Veteran's claims for ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to the submission of additional evidence after the issuance of a Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC).

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the Veteran's injuries sustained during active duty led to his need for bilateral hip surgeries.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back and left hip disabilities due to a lack of VA examination reports. The Veteran's representative indicated that she missed the examinations due to medical reasons, and the examiner will need to provide an opinion on whether her disabilities are related to service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, specifically her back disability and right hip and wrist disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip, left hip, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Veteran's left hip disability is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability that began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's tinnitus is denied as it did not begin during service and is more likely than not caused by his hearing loss rather than noise exposure.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and a compensable evaluation for a left hip scar, finding no evidence to support these claims.

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

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right ankle, knee, and hip conditions as secondary to a service-connected right heel injury. The Veteran's treating physician suggested that his current right ankle, knee, and hip conditions may be aggravated by his service-connected right heel injury.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection and evaluation of various conditions, including liver dysfunction, right hip condition, bilateral lower extremities, first degree AV block, patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative arthritis, status post right ankle fibula fracture, migraine headaches, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, left knee osteoarthritis, and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the claims for diabetes mellitus, type II due to a duty-to-assist error. The other issues remain pending and will be addressed in a new decision.

The Board found that the effective date for service connection of a right hip disability and a scar, right lower extremity should be changed from June 15, 2017 to July 7, 2017 due to clear and unmistakable error in the original decision. The appeal is denied as the revised decision was proper.

The Veteran's left knee disability has been rated at 10 percent since May 8, 2014. A separate 10 percent rating for left knee instability is granted from June 9, 2016. The Veteran's painful left knee scars are rated at 20 percent since May 8, 2014.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right clavicle disability, right shoulder disability, back disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability.

Service connection has been granted for bilateral shoulder conditions, elbow conditions, knee conditions, foot conditions, hip conditions, and ankle conditions.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities and skull disability are proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Board has remanded the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies in his claimed service and unavailability of STRs and personnel records.