Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional medical opinions regarding his neck, shoulder, knee, and hip disabilities as well as hypertension and acid reflux. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for recurrent hip, knee, and lumbar spine disabilities is granted. Service connection for COPD is also granted due to environmental toxin exposure in Southwest Asia. The right hip disability claim has been reopened, but further evidence is needed regarding the treatment received during active service.

The Board has denied service connection for various ankle, knee, leg, hip, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and arm disabilities on the grounds that there is no evidence of their onset in service or a relationship to any service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination and unclear opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability. The claim will be further developed with an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including OSA, sarcoidosis, back disability, radiculopathy, and hip disabilities are granted. However, some issues remain remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, left hip disability, right hip disability, and shoulder disabilities due to a lack of sufficient evidence or examination. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, with some potentially related to PTSD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip disability is not related to service or his service-connected hypothyroidism with history of Grave's disease, and thus denied the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's left and right foot disabilities have been granted service connection with effective dates of June 27, 2013. Effective date for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus has not been granted.

The Board denied service connection for left foot, left knee and bilateral hip disabilities as there was no evidence of onset in service or within one year following discharge. The Veteran's current conditions were not shown to be causally related to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete service treatment records. The Veteran's claims for right shoulder, left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been denied as there is no current disability of a hearing loss disability for VA purposes. The issues of entitlement to service connection for migraine headaches, lumbosacral and thoracic strain, patellofemoral pain syndrome (right knee), patellofemoral pain syndrome (left knee), and TDIU are remanded.

The Veteran's service connection claim for recurrent lumbosacral strain is granted. The claims for right hip disability, left hip disability, esophageal disability (GERD), substance abuse disability, and Type II diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The appeal as to whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim for service connection for a cervical spine disability is dismissed.,The appeal seeking entitlement to service connection for gout is dismissed.,New and material evidence having been received, the claims for service connection for right hip disability and left hip disability are reopened; to this extent only, the appeals are granted.,New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for interstitial cystitis is reopened; to this extent only, the appeal is granted.,The appeals seeking entitlement to service connection for headaches and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression and anxiety) are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's tinnitus did not begin in service or within a presumptive period, and was not noted in service with continuity of symptomatology since service. The right-hand disability (claimed as arthritis), right shoulder disability, left hip disability, left arm disability (claimed as carpal tunnel syndrome), sciatica of both legs, and dental deformity are remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is denied as it is not shown to be related to service.,The Veteran's right hip condition is denied due to lack of evidence of any current diagnosis or in-service injury.,Service connection for tinnitus is granted based on continuity of symptoms from service to the present.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus is denied as there is no indication of worsening beyond natural progression during service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left foot and right hip disabilities due to insufficient development of evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right hip, left hip, and left shoulder disabilities due to deficiencies in the VA examinations. The Veteran's current hip and shoulder conditions are not found to be causally related or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee, right ankle, and/or low back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a nerve disorder and an increased rating for the left hip disability are dismissed due to withdrawal. The claim of service connection for TBI is denied as there is no evidence of a diagnosed condition. Service connection for shoulder and wrist disorders is also denied.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his left hip disability is dismissed due to withdrawal. His claim for service connection for TBI remains pending, but the Board finds that he does not have a current diagnosis of TBI. The claims for service connection for shoulder and wrist disorders are also denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for erectile dysfunction is remanded as there is insufficient evidence on file to determine its etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder, left hip, left knee disabilities and hypertension as there was no evidence of a current disability related to active duty service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee arthritis, right knee arthritis, and lumbar spine arthritis as secondary to his service-connected left hip disability.