Hip decisions — 2025

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and right hip disability as secondary to his service-connected right patellofemoral pain syndrome with arthritic conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip and knee conditions to provide VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as the Veteran did not receive timely notice of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for readjudication and further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions to address the severity of the appellant's service-connected disabilities and associated symptoms over time.

The appeals for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hemorrhoids, and a bilateral foot disability were dismissed. The Veteran's hypertension, anxiety disorder, lumbar spine disability, left hip disabilities, and TDIU claim did not meet the criteria for higher ratings.

The Board denied the claims for a compensable rating and an increased rating for scars, and remanded the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, and for service connection for a right hip condition.

The appeal for service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities was dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, denied service connection for a left hip disability and prostate cancer, and denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands all claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error, specifically the need to obtain Social Security Administration records and an addendum opinion regarding vertigo.

The Board granted service connection for insomnia and remanded claims for further development.

The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and service connection due to insufficient evidence and failure to obtain necessary medical examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as mood depressive disorder, due to the evidence being at least evenly balanced. The claims for left knee strain with medial collateral ligament sprain, right knee strain with medial collateral ligament sprain, right shoulder disability, and right hip disability were remanded.

The veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and a compensable rating for various conditions, including asthma, sinusitis, hypertension, left hip disability, sciatic left lower extremity, right hip disability, right knee disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board granted an effective date of August 18, 2021, for a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's cervical strain and degenerative arthritis.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and remanded the service connection claims for back, right hip, and left hip disabilities.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis and left hip condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his acquired psychiatric disability, lumbar spine disability, and left hip disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lower back disability and right hip condition, diagnosed as tendinosis, due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for the residuals of right hip total arthroplasty (right hip disability) as secondary to a service-connected left ankle disability, but remanded issues related to an initial compensable rating for lumbar spine disability and entitlement to TDIU prior to December 13, 2022.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a left hip disability to afford the Veteran an opportunity to submit medical evidence, including from her physical therapist, that links her current condition to service.