Hip decisions — 2025

The Board denied service connection for left and right elbow disabilities, left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and a disability manifested as fatigue, to include chronic fatigue syndrome and fatigue as secondary to major depressive disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders and musculoskeletal issues, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hip and soft tissue sarcoma conditions, due to a need for additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for right hand bursitis, a right hip condition, and a right shoulder condition as the evidence did not support the presence of these conditions during or related to the Veteran's active duty.

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

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PTSD, and a bilateral eye condition. The back, bilateral hip, hypertension, GERD, migraine disorder, penile condition, and sleep apnea claims were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip and left knee conditions due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the VA examinations.

The Board reinstated the 40% rating for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine effective January 1, 2021. The application to readjudicate service connection for a right hip disability was denied.

The Board granted service connection for lumbar scoliosis, but remanded the claims for degenerative arthritis of the spine, IVDS, and degenerative disc disease, left hip disability, right hip disability, and left leg radiculopathy.

The Board granted a rating of 20 percent for the Veteran's right eye disability and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The remaining claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left and right knee strains, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left ankle disability, tinnitus, and a right hip disability due to deficiencies in the evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip condition and an initial compensable rating for right side facial scars.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and shoulder disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions, including a colon condition, bilateral shoulder condition, right hip condition, and neck condition. The claims for left wrist, left-hand, right-hand, and asbestosis were denied.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left knee, right knee, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and asthma. The initial rating for asthma was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD, while dismissing claims for compensable ratings for neurodermatitis and a right hip disability, and denying an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical strain, tension headaches, and snapping hip syndrome to correct a duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip, left knee, left shoulder, lumbar spine, and left lower extremity nerve disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip arthroplasty, left hip arthroplasty, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease status post laminectomy with residual pain to obtain additional medical opinions.