Hip decisions — 2026

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including low back, left hip, right hip, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities. The VA examinations did not provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded three issues: service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, service connection for a hip disability other than service-connected fracture of the left iliac crest (to include as secondary to service-connected degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine), and a rating higher than 20 percent for degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle, bilateral hip, and right knee disabilities as secondary to the service-connected left ankle strain.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any of the claimed conditions and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to a failure to obtain a medical opinion addressing whether his current hip conditions are related to documented in-service injuries.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder (bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder) are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection of right hip disability. The Veteran's GERD and urinary urgency were granted initial ratings, but no higher.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip condition but has remanded the right hip condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions have been granted, including back disability, tinea pedis and tinea unguium, right foot degenerative changes, left hip disability, left knee arthritis, and psychiatric disabilities. The Board also found that the bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy is secondary to his back disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, including inadequate medical opinion. The claim will be evaluated based on whether the Veteran requires personal care services and supervision for his left hip condition and PTSD.

The Veteran's tinnitus has been granted service connection. The dental condition appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal during a hearing. Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include depression, anxiety, and PTSD) is denied.,Service connection for a left hip disability remains pending and will be remanded.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of August 27, 2020, for left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome is granted.,New and relevant evidence has been received to reopen the claims for service connection of lower back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, hepatitis C, left ankle disability, left hip disability, left thumb disability, liver cancer, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and left hip conditions due to inadequate opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of left and right hip conditions has been dismissed due to his death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions on etiology and a duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical spine strain, lumbosacral strain with associated sciatica, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, chronic ankle disabilities, foot problems, hypertension, migraine headaches, MDD, and PTSD due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to obtain examinations or opinions where the low threshold of McLendon was met.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various conditions as the Veteran did not timely file a substantive appeal or opt into the modernized review system.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and IBS. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were related to his active-duty service or a service-connected disability.,VA found insufficient medical evidence to support the Veteran's claim of secondary service connection based on his prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluations of his hip conditions due to inconsistencies in previous examinations and a need for additional medical opinions addressing secondary service connection.

The Veteran's right and left hip conditions are granted as secondary to her service-connected knee conditions.,The Veteran's increased ratings for left and right knee strains, and TDIU claim are remanded due to inadequate examination.