Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is granted service connection. The cervical, right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip disabilities are not found to be related to service.

The Board has remanded several issues for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and conducting examinations to assess the Veteran's hearing loss, migraine headaches, PTSD, and left hip disability. The effective date of service connection remains unresolved.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical nexus opinions and additional development is needed before service connection can be adjudicated.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, which is secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee and ankle disabilities, has been remanded due to inadequate previous opinions and the need for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, left knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability due to insufficient medical opinions addressing aggravation.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient medical evidence and inextricably intertwined TDIU claim.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability and hypertension have been reopened.,The Board has ordered remand of the issues related to increased ratings for lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities, as well as service connection for bilateral hip disability and hypertension.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating for bilateral hearing loss, service connection for lumbar degenerative arthritis, right hip condition, left hip condition, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The claims are being remanded to determine the current level of disability for hearing, address whether the lower back condition is related to service or proximately caused by hip conditions, and consider in-service use of NSAIDs for other conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for various joint and spine disabilities due to the need for additional in-patient treatment records from an Air Force hospital in Thailand. The AOJ must provide a formal finding of unavailability for these records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, including radiculopathy, due to insufficient VA examination opinions addressing causation and aggravation.

All issues related to service connection have been either granted in full or finally denied by the Board without subsequent appeal.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, left hip, right hip, right knee, left knee, and shoulder disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,New evidence has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and left hip disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's right and left hip disabilities as they are proximately due to his service-connected right and left knee disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives. The Veteran's bilateral hip condition is being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee disability, right hip disability, right knee osteoarthritis, lower back condition, and mood disorder.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including lymphoma at multiple sites, liver disability, bilateral hip disability, hepatitis B, acid reflux, and diabetes mellitus. The appeal is not granted as new and material evidence was not received to reopen the claim of service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board has found that VBA did not substantially comply with the prior remand directives and has ordered additional development, including obtaining copies of State Disability Insurance (SDI) benefits records.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination, as VA records were not obtained and there are outstanding workers' compensation claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left lower extremity disabilities, torn knee ligaments, and hip disability are denied as secondary to her service-connected left ankle disability. The Board found no evidence of a chronic condition in service or continuity of symptomatology after discharge.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and a skin condition, finding that there was insufficient evidence to support these claims. The Board also denied secondary service connection for scars of the head, face or neck as they were not related to the primary conditions.