Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to duty-to-assist errors in the initial decision and subsequent supplemental claim decisions. The VA examinations were inadequate, and further medical development is required.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a hip condition due to incomplete and inadequate opinions regarding both direct service connection and secondary service connection theories.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for pes planus, epididymitis, a left ankle disability, a lower back disability, a left hip disability, and tinnitus as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to a lack of VA examinations and further review.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities are being remanded due to a duty to assist error. The Board is instructed to obtain an addendum opinion from an appropriate VA examiner regarding the relationship between the Veteran's claimed in-service injuries and his current hip disabilities.

The Board has denied service connection for left hip, knee, clavicle/shoulder, arm, and sacroiliac/pelvic disabilities as secondary to a service-connected disability.,There is no probative evidence showing the Veteran has any of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the need for further medical examination and evaluation. The issues include respiratory, hip, arthritic, and cardiovascular disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back disability, bilateral elbow condition, and bilateral hip condition due to duty-to-assist errors. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on in-service injuries and symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for muscle and joint pain has been denied. The Board has remanded the issues of increased evaluations for right hip disability, chronic maxillary sinusitis and chronic mucocele, and TBI residuals.

The Veteran's left shoulder disability is rated at 20 percent, his left hip disability (limitation of extension) and left knee disability are each rated at 10 percent. The Veteran has been granted a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee disability, left knee disability, and left hip disability (secondary to knee disability) are being remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence when the claims are readjudicated.

Service connection for tinnitus is granted. The claims of service connection for erectile dysfunction, right hip condition, left hip condition, right knee condition, and left knee condition are remanded.

The Veteran's right hip disability is granted as secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine, bilateral knee, and left ankle disabilities.,Service connection for diabetes mellitus type II is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of bilateral knee, hip, and shoulder conditions due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion regarding his left knee condition. The issues of service connection for right knee, back, left hip, and right hip conditions are also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, OSA, and headaches. The appeals for service connection for these conditions are all resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has denied service connection for the Veteran's left knee disability and has remanded the cases of his right hip and left hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, left hip disability, and hypothyroidism due to potential errors in the pre-decisional duty to assist. The VA examinations need to be corrected.

The Board has remanded the issues of TDIU, DEA, and a higher rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy due to unresolved procedural or evidentiary issues.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for chronic fatigue, cervical spine disability, low back disability, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, right elbow disability, and left hip disability due to potential exposure to burn pits during active duty in the Persian Gulf War.