Hip decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for OSA was granted with an effective date of October 31, 2013. The rating for the right-hand little finger injury remains noncompensable. The claims for eczema and low back strain are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected left hip and left knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran withdrew his claims for service connection of bilateral ankle and hip disabilities, leading to their dismissal.

The Veteran's claims for PTSD and left hip condition have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence.,A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current lumbar spine disability warrants a rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 7, 2021, and 20 percent thereafter.

The Board has remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for thoracolumbar degenerative disc disease and arthritis, as well as service connection for a sleep disorder secondary to the service-connected thoracolumbar disability.,New evidence received since the November 2011 rating decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claims for right and left hip disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for headaches, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition due to new evidence received since the last prior adjudication.

The Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hip, knee, shoulder, foot, and lower back conditions are being remanded due to the need for VA examinations and the retrieval of relevant medical records.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to new VA treatment records and outstanding private medical records. The Veteran is requested to provide information and releases necessary to obtain these records.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left middle finger injury is dismissed.,The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for Barrett's Esophagus associated with irritable bowel syndrome with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is denied.,The Veteran's secondary service connection claim for degenerative arthritis, right (claimed as right shoulder condition), to the service-connected disability of left shoulder strain with degenerative arthritis is remanded.,The Veteran's service connection claim for degenerative arthritis of lumbar spine (claimed as back condition) is remanded.,The Veteran's service connection claim for right hip condition (claimed as bilateral hip condition) is remanded.

The Board has found that additional development is necessary due to incomplete records, including those from community care facilities. The claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and updated treatment records.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and examination, including service connection claims for various psychiatric conditions, bilateral hip disability, joint pain, basal cell cancer residuals, and obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations is recognized.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip, knee, and ankle conditions as secondary to his service-connected lumbar strain disability.,An earlier effective date prior to May 31, 2011 for the grant of service connection for psychiatric disability is dismissed.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease with stenosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, a right hip condition, menstrual disorder, and bilateral pes planus are all remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's disabilities, including right ankle disability, hip disabilities, cervical spine disability, migraine, and RLE radiculopathy. The case is returned for further consideration with the added evidence.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's knee, hip, ankle, shoulder, neck, and back disabilities due to a lack of adequate rationale in previous opinions and the need for new VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for migraines, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, and vitamin deficiency have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeals.,The Veteran's claim for an acquired psychiatric condition (to include PTSD) has been granted. The Board found that there is at least approximate balance of evidence to support a link between the Veteran's current psychiatric disabilities and his in-service stressors.

The Board has remanded the claims for right shoulder, left shoulder, right knee, left knee, and hip disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran's representative raised a new theory of entitlement that his claimed disabilities are caused or aggravated by his service-connected back and neck disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected back and knee disabilities, including steroid injections for those conditions.