Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues for additional development due to conflicting medical opinions and incomplete records. Service connection is not established for myositis, dermatomyositis, or right hip disability.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate compliance with previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's service connection claim for chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis is granted.,Other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability due to new evidence received since previous decisions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to new evidence received, and requests that clinical records from Parris Island, Beaufort Naval Hospital, and Camp Lejeune be obtained. Additionally, a VA medical opinion is needed regarding the low back disability, neck disability, cellulitis of the ankles, and orthopedic disability of the ankles.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for an eye condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Board also remanded several other issues, including those related to his feet, thighs/hips, elbow, and skin.,The Veteran was not granted service connection for any of these conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection of right knee and left hip disabilities due to a withdrawal request by the appellant's representative.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, infertility, GERD, a right shoulder condition, a hip condition, a headache condition, and chronic sinusitis have been denied. The Veteran is currently rated at 10% for his left knee condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, and left hip disability due to service-connected low back disability. The claims are being remanded so that a VA examination can be conducted to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current diagnoses and his active-duty service or any other relevant factors.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left hip, and left wrist disabilities must be remanded due to incomplete development of records from his in-service treatment. The VA will need to locate relevant hospital records from Oak Knoll Naval Regional Medical Center and research deck logs for the U.S.S. Niagara Falls.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability, right hip condition, and increased rating for right knee disability due to incomplete medical opinions and conflicting evidence about the Veteran's right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for lupus, right upper extremity neuropathy, left upper extremity neuropathy, right hip disability, left hip disability, fibromyalgia, hypertension, and kidney disease. The Veteran's claims were not granted on a presumptive basis due to the lack of association between lupus and exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.

The Veteran's right and left hip conditions are granted as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. The lung condition is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of increased ratings for PTSD, lumbar spine disability, left shoulder bicipital tendonitis, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The issues are still pending as a statement of the case addressing these matters has not been issued.

Service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back condition, and bilateral hip condition has been denied.,The claim for service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis is pending and will be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's right hip disability was rated at various levels from June 25, 2001, to March 17, 2020. The left hip disability was rated at various levels prior to December 8, 2008.,The decision grants increased ratings for the right and left hip disabilities.

The Veteran's low back disability was granted an initial rating of 10 percent from October 29, 2014 to January 3, 2018. Service connection for sleep apnea and left hip disability were denied. The case is remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the claim for another examination to assess the current severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and to secure opinions addressing the combined effects of all service-connected disabilities on his occupational functioning. The AOJ must also obtain private treatment records and secure TDIU-related opinions from an appropriate clinician.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection has been denied. The initial rating for other specified trauma and stress-related disorder remains at 30 percent, right ankle residuals remain noncompensable, and there is no evidence of a compensable rating for the remaining conditions.

The Board has dismissed the claim for esophageal ulcer and remanded the claims for eosinophil esophagitis and left hip disability.