Hip decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a chronic epistaxis disorder and denied service connection for open angle with borderline intraocular pressure, a bilateral hip disability, and an initial compensable rating for benign nevi (moles).

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability (other than callosities) and a right hip disability, as well as increased ratings for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral foot disability prior to July 6, 2020, lumbar spine disability, right knee instability prior to October 2, 2019, and left knee instability. However, it denied increased ratings for the bilateral foot disability since July 26, 2020, right knee arthritis, left knee arthritis, and right knee instability since October 2, 2019.

The Board denied service connection for unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, back condition, headaches, bilateral hip condition, and erectile dysfunction. The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of May 6, 2022, but no earlier, for an initial noncompensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, identified as spondylolysis at the L5-S1 disc spaces, intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), thoracic spine strain, and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for bilateral hip disability and an acquired psychiatric disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's lung cancer condition due to herbicide exposure and remanded claims for service connection of bilateral eyes, dementia, internal bleeding, liver, teeth, left hip, TBI, and skull fracture conditions.

The veteran has withdrawn the appeal, and no issues remain for appellate consideration.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure compliance with VA's duty to assist.

The Board denied service connection for a left hamstring disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and various other disabilities. The claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, acquired psychiatric, systemic lupus erythematosus, lumbar spine, right shoulder, right hip, left knee, right knee, and bilateral shin splints were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, left hip disability, and right hip disability to correct a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions was dismissed due to a late filing of the Board Appeal request.

The Board denied increased ratings for multiple service-connected conditions and denied service connection for several additional conditions, granting service connection for headaches.

The appeal was dismissed for the issue of service connection for left calf atrophy, while readjudication was granted for a left hip condition. Other issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance of another person to afford the Veteran a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability and hip disability as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including PTSD and other psychiatric disorders, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues, to ensure compliance with duty to assist requirements.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability, and denied an initial rating in excess of 70 percent for depressive disorder with severe alcohol use disorder.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a right hip disability, finding no evidence of an in-service injury or current disability. The claim for residuals of colon surgery was remanded.

The Board remands all claims for service connection for various conditions secondary to hemochromatosis due to the need for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability in accordance with VA standards.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including those of the hands, fingers, knees, hips, and thoracolumbar spine, to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.