Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip conditions, as secondary to his service-connected left Achilles tendon rupture. The AOJ is instructed to obtain an adequate etiological opinion regarding the relationship between the hip conditions and the service-connected condition.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy has been dismissed as moot.,The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder, variously diagnosed as unspecified anxiety disorder, unspecified depressive disorder, panic disorder, and insomnia disorder, is granted.

The Board has remanded the claims for an earlier effective date and increased ratings for right knee and hip disabilities due to new evidence being submitted.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current left hip disability and there is no evidence of an in-service injury or event related to his claimed condition. As such, service connection for the left hip condition is denied.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral pes planus, left hip disability, left shoulder disability, and right knee disability due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection of left and right hip disabilities due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board has denied service connection for the right hip, left hip, and right ankle conditions. The cervical spine condition and lumbosacral strain (low back strain) are remanded due to insufficient examination or opinion.

Service connection is granted for bilateral dry eye syndrome, tinnitus, and migraine headaches. Service connection is denied for acquired psychiatric disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, right knee disability, left knee disability loss, left hip disability, right foot disability loss, lumbar spine disability, and skin rash.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors and the need for additional medical examinations. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including right knee osteoarthritis, left knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left hip condition, hearing loss, and cervical degenerative joint disease, will be reconsidered.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a lack of appropriate examinations and documentation regarding attempts to conduct those examinations. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, bilateral plantar fasciitis, left knee disability, left hip disability, and spine disability.

Your appeal for service connection of a right hip disability has been dismissed because you requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for atrial fibrillation, previously claimed as premature ventricular contractions/irregular heartbeat, was dismissed. The Board also remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and a right hip disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for hypertension, a colon condition to include gastritis, ulcers, and intestinal metaplasia, GERD, right hip condition, left hip condition, left ankle condition, right knee condition, and sleep apnea syndrome.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his military service or any service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a stomach disability has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to the Board making a decision.,Service connection for sleep apnea is reopened due to new and material evidence being received, but the claim remains pending as further remand is required.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to sustain gainful employment effective June 1, 2009. The Board finds that the criteria for TDIU are met and grants the claim.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left knee disability or sleep apnea, and thus service connection for these conditions is denied.,For the right hip, left hip, right wrist, left wrist, and left shoulder disabilities, the Board has found insufficient evidence to determine their etiology and has therefore remanded these issues.

The Board has reopened the claims of service connection for tinnitus, GERD, hypertension, left hand condition, right hand condition, left hip condition, right hip condition, left knee condition, right knee condition, neck disability, and right ankle condition. The new evidence received since the last denial is relevant to an in-service event that the Veteran believes caused his disabilities and a nexus between service and the disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for additional adjudication due to inadequate medical opinions provided by VA. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again.

The Board has determined that the VA did not obtain necessary medical opinions as requested in prior remands and thus, another remand is needed to address the service connection claims for various orthopedic disabilities.