Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for a back disability and a right hip disability due to inadequate opinions from the VA examiner.

The Board has remanded the claims for compensable ratings and service connection due to new evidence being submitted after the last decision. The RO will review this evidence and issue a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective November 3, 2015.,A higher rating for PTSD is denied.

The Board has found that further development is required due to inadequate medical opinions and remands prior examinations. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being returned for additional examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence addressing the etiology of his current hip conditions. The Veteran served in the U.S. Army from September 1970 to April 1972, including a motor vehicle accident in December 1970. He is seeking service connection for bilateral hip disabilities related to this incident.

The Board has remanded several claims for further development, including those related to the Veteran's right thumb disability, acquired psychiatric disability, left and right shoulder disabilities, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, neck disability, allergic rhinitis, and headache disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to his service-connected disabilities, including altered gait or body mechanics.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and additional development is needed, including obtaining in-service treatment records from Fort Jackson base hospital. The issues of service connection for acquired psychiatric disorders, bilateral foot conditions (excluding skin disability), and TDIU are also being remanded.

The Veteran's lumbar spine degenerative disc disease is granted service connection. The Veteran's leukopenia and left shoulder surgical scar are denied compensable ratings. Service connection for aplastic anemia, bilateral wrist condition, and bilateral hip conditions are remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation. PTSD and persistent depressive disorder, dysthymia are also remanded.

The Veteran's appeals have been withdrawn, and the Board has dismissed all issues related to service connection for various disabilities.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including psoriasis, an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as memory loss), bilateral hip conditions, and bilateral knee conditions. The decision also mentions a brain tumor claim.

The appeal has been dismissed as the appellant requested withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, but the bilateral hip and leg disabilities are inextricably intertwined with this grant. The Veteran's radiculopathy is also related to his thoracolumbar condition. Therefore, the claims for right hip, left hip, right leg, and left leg disabilities must be remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral hip, knee, and right ankle disabilities are remanded due to the need for further medical evaluation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for myofascial pain syndrome, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, and left sciatic nerve disability require further development due to the need for medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for chondromalacia patellar with arthralgia, left and right knees; a right foot condition (pes planus); left hip condition; low back condition; and right hip condition. The issues are being remanded due to concerns about the preexistence of these conditions prior to service.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen and reconsider the claims for bilateral knee disability is granted. The appeal to reopen and reconsider the claim for bilateral hip disability, as secondary to a service-connected bilateral foot or bilateral knee disability, is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, which is claimed as proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine. The case must be returned for further development and an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, right knee and left knee disabilities, left hip disability, rhinitis, sinus headaches, loss of sense of smell, and loss of sense of taste. The remand requires obtaining private treatment records from Drs. L. and B., scheduling VA examinations to assess the Veteran's claimed conditions, and providing medical opinions on the relationship between service, including exposure to herbicide agents, and the Veteran's disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right hip disability and left hip strain, due to a lack of adequate reasons or bases in previous decisions. The Veteran is required to undergo new VA examinations to assess the current severity of his conditions.