Hip decisions — 2025

The veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is remanded. All other claims are denied.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of hypertension, lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, and right knee strain due to missing military records and insufficient medical evidence.

The veteran's left hip condition, including the hip replacement, is service-connected. The Board found that the veteran's in-service accidents likely caused his current hip issues.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left shoulder and left hip conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left ankle, right ankle, left foot, right foot, and right hip conditions. The Board found that pre-decisional duty to assist errors were made and ordered additional examinations.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and skin disability were dismissed. Service connection for headaches secondary to sinusitis and AFib was granted, but the claim for an initial compensable rating for sinusitis was denied. The claim for OSA is remanded.

The veteran's left knee disability is service-connected due to a secondary condition related to their right knee. The claims for right and left hip disabilities are being sent back for further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and right hip disabilities have been sent back to the agency for further review. The Board needs more information about how these conditions might be related to the Veteran's service-connected knee disability.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left knee, right knee, right hip, and left hip conditions. The Board found that VA must provide examinations for these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were mostly denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was remanded.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain adequate medical opinions and examinations.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities secondary to bilateral pes planus due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety, mid/lower back pain, left ankle tendonitis, and left hip condition due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board remanded all issues to correct errors in assisting the veteran, including obtaining missing records.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions, including diabetes mellitus type II and various disabilities. The decision was based on the need to correct errors in the original decision and to retrieve missing service records.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's left and right hip conditions, finding they were not caused or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.

The Board remanded all issues related to service connection for various disabilities due to inadequate development and medical opinions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for a right heel condition, left hip condition, respiratory condition, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board found that the Agency of Original Jurisdiction (AOJ) failed to issue a Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's claim for an effective date of September 21, 2011, for the grant of service connection for right hip limitation of extension is granted.,An initial rating of 10 percent for a right hip disability on the basis of limitation of extension from September 21, 2011, to March 23, 2017, is granted. The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for this period is denied.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions, finding no causal relationship to military service.