Hip Board decisions

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus. The claims of service connection for a back condition, hip condition, shoulder condition, diabetes, hypertension, and heart condition are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability, including degenerative arthritis, finding that the Veteran's current condition is at least as likely as not related to her active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back, neck, left hip, and left knee disabilities due to procedural issues and additional development is needed.

The Board has remanded the cases due to additional development needed, including obtaining SSA disability benefits records and VA treatment records from September 2024 onwards.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for low back, right hip, and left hip disabilities due to inadequate opinions in previous examinations. The issues are now before the RO again.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of a left hip disability as secondary to his service-connected back disability, with an initial 10 percent evaluation effective November 11, 2019.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, type II; erectile dysfunction; kidney disease; right lower extremity nerve condition; left hip condition; and right hip condition due to potential pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability and a lumbar spine disability, both found to be secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle sprain.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, bilateral feet disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, tinnitus, and headache disability.,There is no current evidence of a hearing loss disability for VA compensation purposes. The Veteran's reported symptoms do not meet the criteria for a hearing loss disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities due to a lack of an adequate medical opinion addressing secondary service connection.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions, including hip disabilities and radiculopathies, have been granted with effective dates of November 12, 2020.,Claims for earlier effective dates were denied for prostate cancer, reduction of the penis with erectile dysfunction (as secondary to prostate cancer), asthma, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral knees, hypertension, stable angina, and CFS.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left ankle conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions.,VA will obtain any relevant private treatment records, including from the Santa Cruz Women's Health Center.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and left hip disability due to insufficient medical evidence. The Veteran is entitled to a VA examination to address his contentions of direct service connection, as well as secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeal of several service connection claims has been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the right ankle disorder claim. The remaining claims have been remanded for further development.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of left hip and right hip conditions, and granted a disability rating of 70 percent for the psychiatric disability. The Veteran's TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has granted service connection for right hip, neck, left knee, lumbar spine, and right shoulder disabilities secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee disability.,Reasoning: The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether each of these conditions are caused by or aggravated by the service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has identified several duty-to-assist errors and is remanding the claims for service connection due to incomplete medical records, lack of proper notification, and inadequate examinations.

The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection as they are secondary to his service-connected temporomandibular disorder (TMD). The acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD) is denied due to lack of in-service disease or injury. Service connection for left hip, right hip, and cervical spine disabilities is also denied.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been submitted to readjudicate the claims for service connection involving right hip strain, left hip condition, left knee chronic pain, stiffness, and swelling, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain. The claims are being remanded for further review.