Hip decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for insomnia, irritable bowel syndrome with rectal bleeding (IBS), a left hip condition with pain, a right hip condition with pain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, a left shoulder condition with pain, and a right shoulder condition with pain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hip disability, left hip disability, and lumbar spine disability to obtain an adequate examination with opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a coccyx disability, both found to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with levoscoliosis.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability, claimed as osteoporosis, for further development and an addendum medical opinion.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee disability, finding that the Veteran's current left knee disability was incurred during verified combat service. The claims for right knee, bilateral hip and lower back conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome, lumbosacral strain, to include low back pain, a right hip disability, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression. The Board also remanded the claim for left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome.

The appeals for increased disability rating and service connection have been withdrawn by the appellant.

The appeal for service connection for a left hip disability was dismissed due to the Board's prohibition on reconsidering previously, finally decided claims.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine condition, right hip condition, left shoulder condition, and cervical spine condition based on the evidence being in approximate balance as to whether these conditions are due to service.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and dismissed the appeals for service connection for tinnitus, a cervical spine disability, left and right hip disabilities, and a right shoulder disability due to untimely notice of disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities, but dismissed appeals for other conditions including a left shoulder strain due to untimely filings.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition, which is proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability. The back and left knee conditions were remanded for further development.

The veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for various conditions, including right thumb deformity and pain, dental and oral numbness/tingling, lower back pain, a bilateral hip condition, left knee pain, right knee pain, polycystic ovarian syndrome, posttraumatic stress disorder, migraines, ringing in the ears, a spine disability, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder condition and remanded the claims for service connection for right and left hip conditions to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Veteran has withdrawn her appeal for service connection and initial rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for GERD and remanded the claims for service connection for left and right shin splints, headaches, left and right hips, and left and right feet for further development of evidence.

The appeal was dismissed for the proposed reduction of the evaluation rating, but service connection was granted for a left hip condition and its associated scar.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's back disability and granted a 20 percent rating, but not higher, for radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity, and a 40 percent rating, but not higher, for radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity. Other claims were denied.