Hip Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is proximately caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities, left hip disability, and/or bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's injuries from the May 1980 motor vehicle accident are not considered to be in line of duty due to willful misconduct.,Service connection for all claimed conditions is denied as they resulted from the Veteran's own willful misconduct during the incident.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to new evidence obtained from his military records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's left hip disability may be service-connected as secondary to his service-connected mechanical low back pain, but requires further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left and right hip conditions, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various recurrent hand, hip, and foot disabilities to include degenerative arthritis, all claimed as due to herbicide agent exposure in Vietnam. The VA is instructed to schedule the Veteran for additional examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of his knee, hip, shoulder, and lumbar conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to incomplete development and lack of adequate medical nexus opinions.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations did not adequately address the Veteran's claims for secondary service connection of his low back, bilateral hip, and left knee disabilities. The case is being remanded to obtain additional opinions from VA examiners.

The Veteran's left hip disability resulted in a limitation of flexion to 10 degrees during flare-ups, qualifying for the maximum rating assignable under Diagnostic Code 5252.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for additional evidence, including VA examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but has remanded the issue of service connection for a right hip disability due to lack of an examination.

The Veteran's migraine headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The right calf scar is granted a compensable rating. Service connection for the right and left hip conditions, and dermatitis, remains pending due to lack of evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all pending claims, including left hip condition, right hip condition, allergic rhinitis, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II (DM II) was withdrawn. The Board granted the Veteran's claim for seizures, finding that reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran's claim has been resolved.,Service connection is denied for chloracne as there is no evidence of current disability and the Veteran did not have chloracne during service or within one year after separation from service. Service connection for osteoporosis of the left hip and right hip, and peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities are also denied due to lack of in-service onset.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connection due to the evidence being in equipoise.,Other issues related to hearing loss, psychiatric disorders, hip and knee disabilities, foot disabilities, seizure disorder, hypertension, erectile dysfunction, diabetes mellitus, kidney disability, eye disability, and hepatitis are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted as secondary to service-connected OSA. The Board has also remanded for further development regarding ratings for his right knee, left knee, and left hip conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to inadequate VA examination and unclear definitions of terms used in the prior decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for neck, back, left hip, left shoulder, and right and left leg disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development, including consideration of newly-obtained service records and medical opinions. The appellant's current hearing loss disability does not meet VA criteria for a hearing loss disability. For other conditions, the Board finds that there is no evidence to support their onset in service or relationship to service.