Hip Board decisions

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for his right hip disability from February 1, 2012, to December 18, 2019, was denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for such a higher rating.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability as there is no current diagnosis and the Veteran does not have functional impairment of earning capacity.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals for service connection on multiple conditions due to a docketing error and failure to respond within the required time frame.

The Veteran's hair loss and some other conditions are granted service connection, while the right hand disability is denied. The Veteran also has a new rating for his low back condition.

The appeal of the June 2025 AOJ decision regarding entitlement to service connection for disabilities caused by thyroid is dismissed. The AOJ's denial of other claims (bilateral knee, shoulder, hip, neuropathy, and stomach ulcer) is remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, neck disability, and tinnitus are all found to have begun during active service.,The Veteran's left hip condition is not related to his service-connected knee disabilities. The right hip condition and lumbar spine condition are also not related to his service-connected knee disabilities.,Service connection for a left hip condition, a right hip condition, and a lumbar spine condition is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip condition/strain due to insufficient evidence in the July 2020 VA examiner's opinion. The Veteran must be scheduled for an appropriate examination and provided with an opinion regarding whether her current right hip condition is at least as likely as not related to her military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lower right side pain, specifically right hip pain, is granted. The earlier effective date of June 17, 2023, for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities (right and left) is also granted.,Service connection for OSA is remanded as the AOJ has not provided an opinion on whether it is secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for heart condition has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral ankle condition has been dismissed.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for back condition has been denied.,The Veteran's appeal for service connection for bilateral hip condition has been denied.

The Veteran's lumbar spine, left hip, and right knee disabilities have been granted service connection as they are proximately caused by his service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a duty to assist error and further examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues related to service connection and disability evaluations, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depression, bilateral shin splints, hypertension (HTN), left hip condition, left knee condition, lumbar spine condition, right hip condition, and right knee condition.

The Veteran's TBI and other specified trauma disorder are being remanded for further evaluation.,The Veteran's increased rating claim for other specified trauma disorder is also being remanded.,Service connection for ulcerative pancolitis, irritable bowel syndrome, chronic anemia, skin disability (psoriasis), sleep apnea, cervical spine disability, right knee disability, left hip disability, and right lower extremity neuropathy are all being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and opinion.,The Veteran's service connection claims will be addressed based on his credible history of service in combat zones.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection for right foot posterior calcaneal exostosis as it was already granted in full prior to the April 2023 rating decision. The claim of an initial higher rating for low back disability is denied.

The appeals for various conditions, including foot issues, heart disease, diabetes, and migraines have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's upper and low back disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, bilateral foot disability, and overall body pain are related to his active service. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has denied the claims for service connection for depression, bipolar disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right hip disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability as new and relevant evidence was not received.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including failure to obtain VA and private medical records related to his hip conditions, neck injury, and right shoulder injury.

The Board has granted the service connection claims for cervical spine, left knee, and right hip disabilities due to new evidence received after the April 2018 rating decision.