Hip decisions — 2025

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, right hip, and right wrist disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to ensure all service medical records are associated with the file and providing an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative left and right hands and fingers, headaches, a left ankle condition, left foot sprain, a degenerative neck condition, and a left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected disability. The lower back condition, insomnia, and left arm numbness were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative joint disease of the lower back, sleep apnea, bilateral chronic venous insufficiency, and a bilateral knee disability. The appeal was dismissed for an effective date prior to December 28, 2006, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis and labral tear (bilateral hip disability), pseudotumor cerebri, and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for left, right upper extremity, and right lower extremity nerve conditions but remanded the claims for left and right hip conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right hip disabilities to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities.

The veteran withdrew her appeals for service connection for a left hip disability and thoracic spine disability, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hip osteoarthritis based on new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis and right hip condition, both as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied it for hearing loss, while remanding the claims for a right hip condition, spine condition, and left wrist condition.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to provide the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing on his supplemental claim.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hip disability and low back disability to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, specifically failing to obtain medical examinations and opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, right leg, left leg, and memory loss conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board remands the appellant's claims for additional development due to inconsistencies and lack of credible evidence regarding the nature and circumstances of his claimed service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a dental condition, left knee condition, and left thigh/hip condition for additional development, including VA examinations.

The Board remands the service connection claims for hearing loss, tinnitus, skin cancer, and conditions of the right shoulder, left hip, left knee, and left ankle due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error in failing to obtain the Veteran's service records.