Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including headaches, lumbar strain, right thigh impairment (claimed as a right hip condition), degenerative arthritis of the right hip with limitation of flexion, and right leg length disparity, are being remanded for further examination to reassess their severity. Additionally, her claim for service connection for GERD and/or gastroenteritis is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip disability, left knee disability, bilateral foot disability, and bilateral ankle disability due to outstanding in-service medical records not obtained.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for systemic arthritis, left knee disability, right leg disability, lumbar spine disability, thoracic spine disability, cervical spine disability, and bilateral hip disabilities due to incomplete examinations and potential misapplication of medical standards.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and right shoulder conditions secondary to his service-connected right hip and knees, respectively. The claims are being remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's bilateral hip disability and its relation to service. The Veteran is asked to provide additional information or evidence.

The Veteran's left hip disability was rated at 20 percent from June 27, 2008 to October 28, 2019. The rating is denied for a higher evaluation.

The Veteran's petition to reopen a claim of service connection for left hip disability has been granted. The Board also granted a TDIU due solely to service-connected right hip disability and remanded the issues of evaluation and effective date for right hip disability, as well as the issue of evaluation for right hip scar.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a pelvis and/or hip disability is being remanded due to the need for additional examination and development of records. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received, thus reopening the claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA treatment records and the need for additional evidence from private providers. The Veteran's right hip disability claim is pending.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including heart, neck, low back, shoulder, elbow, hip, knee, and ankle disabilities. The evidence did not establish a relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's period of active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip, neck, back, shoulder, elbow, and ankle disabilities due to credible testimony of in-service injuries sustained during combat duty. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the Veteran did not have a disease or injury in service that caused his current hip disorders. The Board also found no evidence of continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board has withdrawn the issue of whether new and material evidence was received to reopen the claim for service connection for a right ankle disability. The claims for left shoulder, right shoulder, left hip, low back, left knee, and right knee disabilities have been reopened due to receipt of new and material evidence. These issues are now remanded for additional development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for thoracic and lumbar spine condition and right hip condition, finding that there was no evidence of a direct relationship to service or secondary to service-connected conditions.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations are inadequate for adjudication purposes and requires a new opinion on whether the Veteran's hip and low back conditions are caused or aggravated by her service-connected knee disabilities. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with these issues.

The Board has found that a remand is required due to the Veteran's failure to appear for a VA examination, and they are now requesting another one.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a bilateral hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to her active duty service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left knee disability and bilateral hip disability, both to include as secondary to right knee disability. The VA examinations provided opinions that these disabilities were not caused or aggravated by the Veteran's now service-connected right knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions regarding his disabilities. The issues of entitlement to an initial disability rating in excess of 50 percent for unspecified depressive disorder with secondary other substance abuse disorder, service connection for a lumbar spine disability, bilateral wrist disability, bilateral hand disability, bilateral hip disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral ankle disability, and diabetes mellitus, type II are all remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected left knee disability is rated at 20 percent, and no higher, for the entire rating period. The other disabilities are either denied or granted with specific ratings.