Hip decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to provide a reasoned medical explanation. The issues include left knee, bilateral hip, bilateral leg, back, gastrointestinal, and hypertension disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, Tietze syndrome, migraine headache, left knee, right hip, and bilateral foot disabilities (hyperhidrosis) have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a causal link to the Veteran's military service.,There is insufficient evidence to support the Veteran's claims for these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for a left hip condition, as secondary to her service-connected right knee disability and left knee disability is granted. However, the Veteran's service connection for a right hip condition, as secondary to her service-connected right knee disability and left knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his right hip disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection of a right hip disability and evaluations for left hip and knee disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence. The AOJ is instructed to schedule VA examinations and obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's conditions.

The Board has remanded five issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including left shoulder, elbow, lumbar spine, and hip disabilities, as well as chronic fatigue syndrome. The VA will obtain addendum opinions to address the relationship between these conditions and active duty service.

The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for additional medical opinions and records. The Veteran's conditions include PTSD, a painful irritable eye condition, sleep disturbance with mild apnea, headaches, left knee pain, right knee pain, neck pain, numbness and light headedness, right ankle pain, right hip disability, stomach issues (GERD and gastroparesis), degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and hearing loss. The claims are being remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hip disabilities did not warrant a compensable evaluation prior to April 10, 2012 due to minimal symptoms and normal range of motion.

The Veteran has withdrawn all appealed issues from the legacy appeal system, and they are now dismissed.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected plantar fasciitis due to insufficient clarity in the addendum opinions regarding aggravation.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip condition and remanded the issue of entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for patellofemoral joint syndrome of the left knee.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability due to insufficient consideration of relevant evidence, particularly records from an April 2003 motor vehicle accident in Belgium.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for various foot, hip, knee, and shoulder disabilities due to incomplete records. The RO is instructed to obtain all relevant Service Treatment Records, VA treatment records, and other pertinent documents.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed left shoulder, right hip, and left foot disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are related to his service-connected right knee disability and remands for further development.

The Board has determined that the VA examiners' opinions regarding the Veteran's ankle, knee, and hip disabilities are inadequate. Therefore, the case is being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's petitions to reopen claims for service connection of left knee, right hip, and low back disabilities have been granted. The issues of increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and effective date for MDD are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to incomplete review and the need for a Statement of the Case.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is denied because his service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular threshold for a TDIU, and he has not been shown to be unemployable solely due to these conditions.