Hip Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding a left hip condition and its relation to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a right knee disability, an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to November 6, 2019, and TDIU due to PTSD. The Veteran's attorney raised a claim for TDIU by indicating that the Veteran is unable to work due to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the service connection for a right hip disability, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional left hip disability, finding that it was not proximately caused by VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations.,An earlier effective date claim for bilateral hip disabilities has been denied as there was no evidence of a prior claim or intent to file such a claim.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar strain with discogenic disc disease, right hip pain, and left hip pain as secondary to his service-connected pes planus.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent prior to January 8, 2018, for a left hip disability and prior to April 23, 2018, for a right hip disability due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding lower extremity neurological impairment.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for Gulf War Syndrome, bilateral shoulder disability, right knee disability, and bilateral hip disability due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is also being asked to provide a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability as there is no evidence of current disability or functional impairment related to her complaints and treatment during service.

The Veteran's claims for bruxism (grinding of teeth) and temporomandibular joint disorder have been denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including generalized anxiety disorder, has not resulted in a compensable rating due to insufficient evidence of current disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, low back disability, and right hip disability. The decision found no new and material evidence to reopen any of these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a psychiatric disorder, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, serous otitis media, and several other conditions were denied. The appeals for increased ratings for hearing loss and scars, as well as the effective date claims for serous otitis media and scars were also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The appeals will be reconsidered after obtaining missing service personnel records, post-service treatment records, and arranging for new VA examinations.

The appeals for service connection for high cholesterol, heart valve disorder, left hip disability, right hip disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and back disability are dismissed. The Veteran's request to reopen his previously denied claim for service connection for a heart valve disorder is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and low back disabilities have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The cases are now remanded for further examination and development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence.,Service connection has also been granted for vertigo.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence and needs additional examination of the appellant's left hip disability.

The Veteran's hiatal hernia is rated at 30% from January 20, 2012 and 60% as of April 14, 2023. Service connection for left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability are all denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, right shoulder, and left hip disabilities due to insufficient examination reports.