Hip decisions — 2024

The Veteran's low back disability is granted as secondary to the service-connected right hip disability. The case of a compensable rating for the right hip disability, and service connection for LLE radiculopathy and left foot plantar fasciitis are remanded.

The Board has remanded three claims: hypertension, left ankle disability, and bilateral hip disability. The Veteran's hypertension claim is related to his service in the Gulf War, and a VA examination is needed to determine if it was caused by this exposure. For the left ankle and right hip disabilities, a VA examination is required to assess their etiology.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities, left hip disability, and/or bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's injuries from the May 1980 motor vehicle accident are not considered to be in line of duty due to willful misconduct.,Service connection for all claimed conditions is denied as they resulted from the Veteran's own willful misconduct during the incident.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to new evidence obtained from his military records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left hip disability may be service-connected as secondary to his service-connected mechanical low back pain, but requires further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right hip conditions, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various recurrent hand, hip, and foot disabilities to include degenerative arthritis, all claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The VA is instructed to schedule the Veteran for additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of his knee, hip, shoulder, and lumbar conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to incomplete development and lack of adequate medical nexus opinions.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection of his low back, bilateral hip, and left knee disabilities. The case is being remanded to obtain additional opinions from VA examiners.

The Veteran's left hip disability resulted in a limitation of flexion to 10 degrees during flare-ups, qualifying for the maximum rating assignable under Diagnostic Code 5252.