Hip decisions — 2025

The Board granted an effective date of April 20, 2021 for a 30 percent rating of the left knee replacement condition and denied earlier effective dates for service connection of left hip strain and limitation of abduction and adduction. The psychiatric condition was rated at 50 percent.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the Veteran's right ankle disability and granted restoration of a 40 percent rating for traumatic brain injury (TBI), while remanding claims for service connection for lower back, left hip, and right hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's status post right hip disability as secondary to his service-connected status post left total knee arthroplasty.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and a right hip disability, finding that the evidence does not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The appeal was withdrawn by the Veteran, and therefore, no decision on the merits of the claims can be made.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of hypertension, right hip disability, and mastodynia.

The Veteran's left finger condition, to include a ring-finger scar, is granted due to an etiological relationship with his service. Other claims for service connection are remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition and hypertension as further development is needed to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions to correct a duty to assist error by ensuring VA examinations are conducted.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right and left knee conditions, right and left hip conditions, and TDIU. The case was returned to the regional office for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, specifically related to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability and right hip disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding claims for lumbar spine and left hip disabilities.

The appeal was denied for higher ratings and remanded for service connection of various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle and right hip conditions to correct a duty to assist error by scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted the appeals seeking an effective date of August 10, 2021, for the awards of service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and low back strain with arthritis and instability.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for several conditions were dismissed. However, the veteran was granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 26, 2015.