Hip decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, headache disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's bilateral hip disability, finding that it was proximately caused by medications prescribed to treat his service-connected disabilities. The claim for heart disability was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back, right hip, and left hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected knee or right foot disabilities due to inadequate medical evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, ankle, and hip conditions as well as migraine headaches to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including obstructive sleep apnea, vertigo, and multiple musculoskeletal conditions, as there was no evidence of onset in service or a relationship to service.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted an effective date of June 22, 2021 for the grant of service connection for PTSD to include persistent depressive disorder, with anxious distress, mild; and denied earlier effective dates for other claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hip disability and left hip disability to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip strain.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for back and right hip disabilities, and the appeal is dismissed.

The appeal was dismissed by the Veteran's representative on January 22, 2025.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability and a recurrent left hip disability due to missing service records.

The Board granted service connection for a left shoulder disability and a left hip disability, resolving all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple disabilities, including back, left ankle, left hip, left knee, neck, right ankle, right hip, and right knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during active service.

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, but remanded a claim for further development.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and granted the petitions to reopen claims for a left hip disability and a left foot disability, while remanding other issues.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD and denied a higher rating for tinnitus. The claims for service connection for various musculoskeletal disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.