Hip Board decisions

The Veteran is found to be in need of regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities, including a right foot disability. The Board grants SMC based on the need for aid and attendance.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions including liver disability, kidney disability, temporomandibular disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, and left shoulder disability. The Veteran's claims were not supported by current diagnoses or evidence of functional impairment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including bilateral eye, foot, hip, low back, and right knee disabilities are denied as there is no current disability or evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his heart disability and diabetes mellitus with nephropathy, have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to their combined effects on his physical abilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip condition is at least as likely as not related to hip pain during service, and thus grants service connection for a right hip condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities due to a lack of an adequate opinion regarding whether the hip disabilities are aggravated by her service-connected knee disability.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was granted effective February 26, 2024. The increase in disability during the one-year period prior to this date rendered him unemployable.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle, right hip, left ankle, and left knee disabilities. Service connection for erectile dysfunction is denied as the Veteran's disability does not result in symptomatology that is not contemplated by the rating criteria. The claim for urinary frequency was denied.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or service connection prior to September 1, 2024.,Service connection for bladder cancer and diabetes were also denied due to lack of current diagnosis.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a right hip disability, including as secondary to left hip, has been dismissed due to his withdrawal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to readjudicate his claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus, left hip disability, right hip disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. The issues of service connection for back disability are also remanded due to their inextricably intertwined nature with the other issues.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hip condition and a right ankle condition, but has remanded the issue of service connection for right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve due to a duty to assist error.

The claims for service connection for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, left ankle disability (secondary to service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities), bilateral hip disability (secondary to service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities), heart disability, erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea, and acquired psychiatric disorder have been dismissed.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, with the exception of cervical spine disability and left hip disability. Migraine headaches are secondary to service-connected Meniere's disease.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for tinnitus, left hip disability, right hip disability, low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal during a June 2024 Board hearing.,The Veteran's claim for readjudication of service connection for right hand strain has been granted.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip disability, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to an in-service injury and granting a rating of 100%.

The Veteran withdrew her appeals for all issues except the one concerning a rating in excess of 10 percent for status post trauma, right hand, long finger. The appeal for that issue is granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disorders due to inadequate VA examination and failure to consider relevant medical evidence. The AOJ is required to obtain additional private treatment records, schedule another VA examination, and provide a nexus opinion regarding whether current hip disabilities are related to service-connected knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection on multiple conditions was dismissed due to the absence of a decision addressing tinnitus. The issues of hypertension, sinus condition, bilateral eye condition, right wrist disability, and bilateral hand, arm, elbow, and shoulder disabilities were withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate examination and duty-to-assist errors, including obtaining nexus opinions and additional medical records.