Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions but remanded the issues of disability ratings for chronic adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood.

The veteran's appeal for service connection and rating increase was dismissed because the veteran withdrew all issues before a decision was made.

The veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss was denied. The claims related to the right hip were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remanded all issues to correct a duty to assist error. The Veteran will receive VA examinations for his claimed conditions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left hip and left knee conditions. The Board found that VA did not obtain all relevant private treatment records before making its decisions.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral ankle and hip conditions as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The Board found that the VA medical opinions were inadequate because they did not address all theories of service connection, including aggravation and obesity as an intermediate step.

The veteran's claims for service connection for several conditions were denied. However, the veteran was granted an initial 10 percent rating for Bell's palsy and an initial 50 percent rating for migraine headaches and sleep apnea. Several other issues were remanded for further review.

The Board dismissed claims for asthma, kidney cancer, chest pains, and rhinitis due to lack of adjudication. Claims for cervical DDD, shoulder strains, hip conditions, and foot conditions were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure substantial compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disability is remanded to schedule an examination and obtain a nexus opinion.

The Veteran's service connection for right hip and left hip conditions is granted. The back condition was initially denied but then granted.

The veteran's claim for service connection for lumbar spine disability was granted, but the claims for left and right hip disabilities were denied.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for ratings of major depressive disorder and right lower extremity neuropathy. The issues of service connection for right hip disability, left hip disability, and erectile dysfunction were remanded.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. All other claims are remanded for further review.

The Board denied service connection for hyperlipidemia, bilateral hip conditions, lumbar spine disability, reflux disease, and vascular lymphatics because the evidence did not show a current disability related to these conditions.

The veteran's claim for diabetes mellitus, type II was dismissed. All other claims were remanded for further development.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating of GERD was granted, but the claim for service connection for right hip condition was remanded.

Service connection for the veteran's left shoulder and left hip disabilities has been granted.

The Board remanded all issues for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and referring the prostate cancer claim for extraschedular consideration.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of left hip and knee conditions due to errors in the VA's duty to assist.