Hip decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for bilateral shoulder disability, left hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and lumbosacral strain based on the evidence being at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for recurrent right and left hip disabilities to allow for a more thorough medical examination.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition, OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back condition, and chronic bronchitis. The claims for hip arthritis, sciatic neuritis, and unspecified persistent depressive disorder; generalized anxiety disorder were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for allergic rhinitis, vertigo, a bilateral hip condition and GERD. Service connection was denied for diabetes mellitus type II, left lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to low back sciatica, right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to low back sciatica, hypertension, an increased rating for knee degenerative arthritis, and a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence to determine their etiology.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip condition to afford the Veteran an examination and medical opinion addressing both causation and aggravation by her service-connected total right hip arthoplasty.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for asthma, a right shoulder condition, and a right hip condition based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for other conditions were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for a compensable rating for hemorrhoids and service connection for right and left hip conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining relevant non-VA treatment records and providing an adequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spondylosis, degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, sore ribs, mild degenerative arthritis of the interphalangeal joints and metacarpophalangeal joints of the right hand, and a left hip disability to obtain adequate VA examinations and medical opinions.

The Board remands the veteran's claims for an increased rating and service connection due to the need for additional evidence and examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left hip, and left knee conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip condition, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's left hip condition is etiologically related to her active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including the neck, back, hips, knees, ankles, and foot, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability to include degenerative joint disease, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by it.

The appeal for service connection for a left hip disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right hip conditions, joint issues, and a back disability. The initial rating in excess of 0 percent for hypertension was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability and remanded the claim for a left hip disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left elbow, shoulder, hip, and hypertension. It also granted an effective date of October 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for migraine/headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and remanded the claims for cervical radiculopathy, left hip condition, and lower extremity radiculopathy for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a low back disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities or functional impairments.