Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus type II, left hip condition, left knee condition, neck injury, prostate condition, respiratory condition, and sleep disorder due to incomplete medical records and potential exposure to a nerve agent during service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination. The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection, but his low back condition and right hip condition are not yet determined due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, right eye, and left eye disabilities. The Veteran's claims were remanded for further development regarding a low back disability.

The Veteran's acromioclavicular joint arthritis with rotator cuff tear, right shoulder is granted a 40 percent disability rating. Service connection for left knee condition and right hip disability are also granted.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for TDIU on an extra-schedular basis, finding that his service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from performing the physical and mental acts required by a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hip disability and assigned a 10% rating. The Veteran's mandible loss is characterized by less than one half of the mandible with no involvement of the temporomandibular articulation, which is restorable by a suitable prosthesis.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including erectile dysfunction, headache, diabetes mellitus, type II, bilateral foot disability, skeletal arthritis, depression, muscle damage to left side, pelvis injury, bilateral eye disability, low back disability, TBI, right hip and knee disabilities, GERD, and bilateral kidney disability. The remand includes obtaining VA treatment records from 1988 to present and scheduling a new examination for the right hip.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including lumbar spine, hip, knee, and erectile dysfunction. The claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip and foot disabilities due to inadequate examination findings. The case is returned for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's left knee condition and his service-connected right knee and right hip conditions. A new VA examination is required.

The Veteran's dental and jaw infections are remanded for a VA examination to determine if they are related to his service or his service-connected acne. The right leg condition, including ankle, knee, and hip conditions, is also remanded for a VA examination to determine if it is related to his service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and consideration of all diagnoses during the appeal period.,Service connection for bilateral knee disability is remanded due to the need for a VA examination considering in-service stressors and current symptoms.,Service connection for bilateral hip disability is remanded due to the need for a VA examination considering in-service stressors and current symptoms.,Service connection for back disability is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and consideration of all relevant medical records.

The Veteran's MDD is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee and tinnitus disabilities. The Veteran's left hip condition is granted as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a bilateral hip disability, finding that further development is needed to determine if the condition is a congenital disease or defect and whether it was aggravated by service.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's left knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether his right shoulder disability is aggravated by his service-connected left shoulder disability and whether any of his claimed disabilities are related to obesity or weight gain secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The appeals for service connection of various joint conditions, including as secondary to a service-connected right ankle disability, have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including breathing problems, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, right shoulder disability, and left shoulder disability. The decision also denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disabilities due to additional development being required.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetic retinopathy, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, left hip condition, and right hip condition due to service-connected frostbite. The issues are being remanded for further development including obtaining medical records and arranging a VA examination.