Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, including a left ankle disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these disabilities to his military service or any other condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to procedural issues, lack of adequate medical opinions, and need for further development.

The Board has determined that the appeal is not properly before the Board under the new Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act (AMA) and requires a remand to address these issues using the legacy system.

The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to service connection for sinus condition, sleep apnea, right foot condition, left knee condition, and right hip condition due to procedural issues.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records from Pensacola Naval Hospital and Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, Florida, as well as Social Security Administration (SSA) records.

The Veteran's hypertension, eye disability, recurrent sinus disability, left hip disability, right knee disability, and left facial injury residuals with chronic headaches and facial numbness are all remanded for further examination and opinion.,The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions based on exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current right hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, or jaw disability for which service connection can be granted.,As such, the claims for these conditions are denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to insufficient evidence regarding the onset and etiology of his cervical spine and left hip disabilities, which may be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various lower and upper extremity conditions due to a lack of VA treatment records. The Veteran must provide any private medical records from Quick Care or other sources.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right shoulder condition, low back condition, right hip condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are related to his service-connected conditions or in-service incidents.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment from January 30, 2018, to April 2, 2020.

The Veteran's gastrointestinal disability, including duodenal ulcer, was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established, and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's left hip disability was not shown as chronic in service and did not manifest to a compensable degree within the applicable presumptive period. Continuity of symptomatology is not established; and the disability is not otherwise etiologically related to an in-service injury or disease.,The evidence of record persuasively weighs against finding that left leg disability, including peripheral vascular disease began during active service, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.,With reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran, his headaches disability began during active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and records.

The Board has remanded the claims for right hip, left hip, knee, foot, and neck disabilities as well as migraine headaches to obtain additional opinions from VA physicians. The Veteran's service connection claims are currently pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to incomplete records. The Veteran contends these conditions are related to a tractor trailer rollover accident during service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disability, finding that his current condition did not have its onset during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to such service. The Board also found no continuity of symptoms since service.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further consideration, including addressing whether the Veteran's right hip condition is related to his service-connected left toe and/or right toe deformity. The claim will be reopened due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claim for left hip condition has been reopened, and the Board finds that his left hip condition is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee condition. The reduction in the disability rating for left knee from 30% to 10% was not proper, and a 30% rating for left knee is restored effective February 1, 2018. A separate 10% rating for left knee instability is granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hearing loss of the right ear, PTSD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, ADHD). The Board also remanded her claims for service connection for right leg pain and weakness, left leg pain and weakness, right ankle condition, left ankle condition, right hip condition, sinusitis, and lower back condition.,The Veteran's current bilateral leg pain and weakness are related to her service-connected left hip strain. The Veteran's current bilateral ankle conditions may be related to her active military service. Her current acquired psychiatric disorder (depression, ADHD) is likely related to her in-service stressors.