Hip decisions — 2025

The veteran's claims for service connection for multiple conditions were denied. The claim for anemia was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions and increased ratings.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including low back disability and right hip disability. The decision was based on inadequate examinations and failure to consider lay statements.

The Board denied service connection for several conditions but granted it for right hip disability and assigned a 20 percent rating for right knee instability. Some issues were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right hip, left hip, and left wrist disabilities. The evidence did not support a link between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The veteran's PTSD service connection is granted with an effective date of November 7, 2013. The veteran also receives a 100% rating for PTSD and special monthly compensation on a statutory housebound basis from December 26, 2016. Service connection for right hip and neck/cervical spine conditions is granted. Other issues are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for both the left hip disability and right shoulder disability because there is no current diagnosis or evidence linking these conditions to military service.

The Board remanded all claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and the need for further medical examinations.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right and left hip conditions, secondary to a service-connected bilateral knee condition. The Board found that additional evidence is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) due to their left hip disability, effective December 3, 2020.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for migraines was denied. The claims for service connection for right hip and back disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of right and left hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected knee conditions. The Veteran's theory is that altered gait, posture, and muscle atrophy caused by the knee disabilities led to the hip issues.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, left hip, and left ankle disabilities due to new and relevant evidence.

The appeal for service connection of a left hip condition is remanded to obtain missing medical records.

The veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50% effective October 1, 2017. The veteran is also granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left hip condition, finding no evidence it was incurred during active service or related to an in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for a sleep disorder and a compensable disability rating for left knee scars. It remanded decisions on service connection for back, left hip, right hip, and right knee disabilities secondary to the left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for neck, left arm, left hip, right hip, and right ankle disabilities. It remanded decisions on the left knee, right knee, right upper extremity cubital tunnel syndrome, left ankle tendonitis, and lumbosacral strain.

The appeal for service connection of hypertension is remanded. The Board needs a new medical opinion to determine if the veteran's hypertension is related to their service-connected conditions.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for several service-connected disabilities and initial ratings in excess of the assigned percentages. An increased rating of 20 percent was granted for the right ankle disability. Claims for service connection for left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities were denied. The claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, hypertension, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and entitlement to TDIU were remanded.