Hip Board decisions

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip disability and lumbosacral strain, both secondary to a service-connected left patellofemoral syndrome. The VA needs to conduct adequate examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy were denied. The claims for back disability and bilateral hip disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle disability, lateral collateral ligament sprain of the left ankle, right foot pain, and left foot pain. It granted readjudication for diabetes mellitus (DM II) and sexual dysfunction but ultimately denied these claims as well. The claims for right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip conditions were remanded.

The Board denied compensation for the veteran's left hip disability, finding no additional disability proximately caused by VA medical treatment.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain new medical opinions on the veteran's service connection claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for cervical spine, left hip, right hip, and left ankle disabilities were denied. The claim for a back disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, and bilateral knee disability because the evidence did not show a current disability or a link to service.

The veteran's appeal for service connection of multiple conditions was dismissed because the veteran withdrew her appeal.

The Board remanded all issues to obtain adequate medical opinions on the veteran's claimed conditions.

The appeal for hypertension was dismissed because it was already granted. Service connection for coronary artery disease (CAD), right ankle disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability were granted.

The veteran's claims for service connection for right hip and right ankle disabilities have been remanded. The Board ordered additional VA examinations to be scheduled.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip and right leg disabilities, as secondary to a service-connected right leg scar. The Veteran's reports of in-service injuries need further clarification through medical opinions.

The claim for service connection for a right hip disability, including degenerative arthritis, was denied because no new and relevant evidence was submitted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury (TBI), an initial compensable disability rating for tension headaches, and an initial compensable disability rating for sacral teratoma residual scars were denied. The claims for service connection for left knee disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, groin condition, and neck disability were remanded.

The Board has decided to re-evaluate the veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip condition and bilateral knee conditions as secondary to service-connected left foot and ankle disabilities. The case is being sent back to the VA for further examination.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and right lower extremity nerve disability due to inadequate examination.

The Board remanded all issues to the AOJ for further development and opinions, including VA examinations.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of bilateral foot disability and right hip disability due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

Service connection for right and left shoulder tendonitis is granted. The claim for service connection for right and left thigh/hip conditions is remanded.

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