Hip decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for back, right hip, left hip, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee, and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip disability, and right hip disability. The claims for increased ratings for spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities due to a lack of complete Reserve Service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee chondromalacia.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities in the Veteran's hands, knees, and spine as there was no current disability or symptoms associated with these areas that would result in functional impairment affecting her earning capacity.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot, leg, hip and low back condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were directly related to active-duty service or secondary to a service-connected knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lower back condition, and a left hip condition. The right hip and bilateral knee conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, and left hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. An earlier effective date of August 19, 2009, was also granted for a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a right hand disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on September 24, 2021.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a positive PPD test, left foot condition, and right foot condition due to untimely filings of notice of disagreement. The claims for anxiety, cervical spine condition, penile condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a back disability, right hip disability, left foot bunion knee, right foot bunion, and right hamstring disability. The 10 percent rating for allergic rhinitis was also denied.

The Board granted a rating of 40 percent for left upper, left lower, and right lower extremity neuropathy but remanded the claims for service connection for a left hip disability and entitlement to TDIU.

The Board granted a 10 percent rating for left hip disability based on limitation of flexion and the maximum schedular 10 percent rating for left hip disability based on limitation of extension, subject to the laws and regulations governing the award of monetary benefits.

The Board remands several issues for further development, including service connection claims and an earlier effective date claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability, fibromyalgia, and a left knee disability due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities or their relation to active service.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including lumbar condition and PTSD, with specific ratings and effective dates.

The Board granted service connection for left shoulder strain, finding that the evidence was at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's current left shoulder disability had its onset during his active service.

The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of October 1, 1997, for the award of service connection for residuals of a gunshot wound to the right foot. The motion for revision or reversal on the basis of CUE of a December 1997 rating decision that denied service connection for a right foot GSW was dismissed. An earlier effective date for service connection for radiculopathy of the RLE with femoral nerve impairment (claimed as right leg nerve condition) and entitlement to service connection for a right knee, hip, or elbow condition were denied.