Hip decisions — 2025

The Board granted service connection for a right hip, left hip, and left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability as being secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issues of service-connection for left and right hip conditions with pain to ensure full compliance with the statutory duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a left hip disability, both including tendinopathy. The TBI claim was denied.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including hearing loss, facial scars, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, skin condition, sleep apnea, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions and a higher rating for tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a left hand disability, residuals status post right boxer fracture of the fifth finger, and a bilateral hip disability. The effective date for the grants of service connection for certain conditions was set to October 28, 2020.

The appeal for service connection for a right hip disability was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the case to perform an audit of the Veteran's account and ensure he has been paid all due compensation for his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee, right hip condition, and left hip condition as additional development is needed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee osteoarthritis aggravated his left knee and both hip conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for cholesterol and granted cirrhosis of the liver in full, dismissing the appeal. The claims for earlier effective dates for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss were denied, as was a higher rating for bilateral hearing loss. Several claims for service connection were remanded.

The claims for service connection for a right hip condition, low back condition, and left knee condition are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's lower back pain, bilateral hip pain, and bilateral knee pain but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board grants service connection for a right hip condition, to include pain, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's right hip disability began in-service and continued since.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including right ankle strain with arthritis, left knee condition, right knee condition, low testosterone treatment, right hip condition, and vitamin deficiency, as additional VA examinations are needed to provide a full rationale for any opinions given.

The Board remands the claims for a new examination to ensure VA has met its duty to assist, as the previous examinations did not use a goniometer and were inadequate.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability but denied it for a right hip disability. The claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates were also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip condition and a revision of a December 2015 rating decision that denied service connection for a left hip condition based on clear and unmistakable error (CUE).

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with persistent depressive disorder and anxiety, finding the Veteran's symptoms did not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment.

The Board granted service connection for a left and right hip disability, finding that these disabilities are proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and bilateral knee disabilities.