Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, including osteoarthritis and degenerative arthritis with a hip replacement, are granted as service-connected effective July 19, 2018.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development and opinion regarding service connection for bilateral hip disabilities, as well as TDIU prior to March 28, 2019.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure and maintain substantially gainful employment, resulting in a grant of TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities, as well as his claim for an increased rating for a lower back disability. The Veteran is also required to provide evidence supporting his contentions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for back, right and left hip, and right and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is required to undergo VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that another remand is necessary to verify the Veteran's current address, invite her to fill out and return a VA Form 21-8940 (Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability), ask her to identify any outstanding private treatment records related to her right hip disability, and attempt to obtain SSA records. The TDIU claim is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the DEA benefits claim.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, diagnosed as degenerative arthritis, both related to the Veteran's military service.,Both issues were remanded due to a lack of substantial compliance with prior remand directives regarding additional examinations.

The Board has found that the development conducted does not comply with the March 2021 Board remand directives and has therefore ordered additional development for a VA medical opinion on the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, as well as an assessment of any additional right hip disability. The issues of service connection for inguinal hernia and TDIU are also deferred due to their inextricability with the service connection claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran has a current right hip disability and whether it is related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for traumatic brain injury, chronic headaches, left ear hearing loss, chronic sinusitis, left elbow disability, middle back disability, low back disability, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), dysentery, left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, left lower extremity neuropathy, right lower extremity neuropathy, left foot disability, and right foot disability due to incomplete records from his National Guard service.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his hip, knee, and ankle conditions. The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to the need for private medical records and an addendum opinion regarding the relationship between service and these conditions.

The Veteran's left inguinal herniorrhaphy scar is granted an initial 10 percent rating.,Other service connection claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary before the Veteran's claims can be adjudicated. The claims are remanded for a VA examination to address whether her right hip and left knee disabilities are at least as likely as not proximately due or aggravated by her service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right and left hip disabilities, including as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disability, due to incomplete records from 1979 and 2008. The examiner is requested to provide an opinion on whether these hip disabilities are at least as likely as not related to service or caused by the service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, as well as his acquired psychiatric disability have been granted service connection.,However, the low back disability remains under review due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for right hip, right knee, bilateral pes planus, and bilateral bunion disabilities due to lack of evidence showing in-service incurrence or aggravation.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including bilateral hearing loss and back disability, have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence. The appeals are not granted in full.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee and hip disabilities, as well as migraines, all secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right ankle disability. The TBI claim is denied.,Service connection was established for right knee and hip disabilities due to an altered gait caused by a service-connected right ankle injury. Migraines are considered a continuation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left hip disabilities, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The Veteran's claims are being reviewed due to previous remand instructions.

The Veteran's request to withdraw his right wrist disability claim has been accepted. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current hearing loss disability in his left ear, and therefore service connection for left ear sensorineural hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for right ear sensorineural hearing loss is granted based on continuity of symptomatology since service. However, the Board has remanded to obtain clarification regarding whether the Veteran currently has a hip or knee disability.