Hip decisions — 2025

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including memory loss, psychiatric conditions, right knee and hip issues, ankle disability, sleep apnea, renal cysts, pulmonary nodules, and dyspnea, due to missing service treatment records and the need for additional development of evidence.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the service connection claims for prostate cancer, kidney cancer, cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left elbow disability, left hip disability, and plantar fasciitis as there was no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board denied ratings in excess of 50 percent for chronic sinusitis, 10 percent for tinnitus, and 30 percent for cervical strain. It granted an initial rating of at least 10 percent for right tibia fracture residuals effective January 26, 2018, and at least 20 percent effective June 2, 2021. The Board remanded several other issues including secondary service connection claims.

The appeal for service connection for left hip and right wrist conditions is dismissed as moot because the benefits were granted.,The appeals for service connection for right hand/fingers and right lower extremity sciatica radiculopathy are denied due to lack of evidence supporting a diagnosis.,Service connection for left shoulder and right shoulder conditions is granted based on onset during active service.,Initial ratings for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and hemorrhoids are denied as the criteria were not met.

The Board granted the reopening of the claim for a left hip disability and a 20 percent rating for scars on the left knee, lower left leg, and distal end fibula. The other claims were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral shoulder disability, back disability, bilateral leg disability, bilateral hip disability, and radiculopathy, bilateral lower extremities.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including fatigue, arthritis due to trauma, bilateral hip disability, neurological disability of the lower extremities, and bilateral ankle and foot disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar condition, to include spinal stenosis. The other issues were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions of the ankles, hips, knees, and lumbar spine to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an initial compensable rating for hypothyroidism and service connection for a hip condition, as there was no evidence of myxedema or a diagnosis of a hip condition during the appeal period.

The appeal regarding the reduction of the rating for right hip disability was dismissed, and an initial compensable rating for allergic rhinitis was denied.

The appeal for service connection for a right hip condition was dismissed due to the Veteran not filing on the correct form within one year of its receipt.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining a copy of a letter from the Veteran's VA primary care physician about his headaches and scheduling an examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current disability of the right hip.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left, right knee, and right hip disabilities to obtain outstanding non-VA medical records.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to ensure that the Veteran receives an appropriate examination and that any potential links between his service-connected knee disabilities and his left hip are properly addressed.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine and sciatica conditions, but denied service connection for asthma and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and plantar fasciitis were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for left knee, right knee, right hip, and upper or lower back disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period. The claims for left ankle and right ankle were remanded for further development.

The Board granted the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in the May 2024 rating decision for rhinitis, but denied it for left and right hip strain (claimed as bilateral hip condition).

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence of record does not support a finding that any of these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active military service.