Hip decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities and DLE to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as no VA examination or medical opinions had been obtained regarding whether there was a nexus between the Veteran's current hip disabilities and his claimed in-service injuries.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease and thoracic spine anterior wedge compression, right hip condition, left hip condition, and right trapezius strain, resolved and transient right sided numbness of uncertain etiology as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted restoration of the 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve (RLE sciatic nerve radiculopathy) effective November 3, 2023. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability and right hip condition were dismissed due to a claims processing rules defect.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disabilities, left and right hip disabilities, and a back disability due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or functional impairment in earning capacity.

The appeal was dismissed for the issues of a compensable rating for left hip disability and service connection for chronic headache, but erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a hernia and left ankle to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee and left knee disabilities based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right hip disability, finding that a higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence of record.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including anxiety disorder, brain tumor, obstructive sleep apnea, and multiple joint and hand disabilities, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claim for a right hip disability to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right hip disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a predecisional duty to assist error in verifying all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA during the Veteran's Reserve service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for a right hip disability and left hip disability due to the Veteran not being properly notified of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability and remanded the claims for left ankle, knee, and hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed right shoulder, lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and right foot disabilities as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the current conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's attorney withdrew the appeal for service connection for right ankle, left ankle, right hip, and left hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain and left hip condition, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.