Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and ankle conditions due to incomplete compliance with prior remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right and left knee, hip, back, and psychiatric conditions. The cases are being returned to VA for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 have been reopened, but further development is needed to determine the nature of his disabilities and their etiology.,VA will need to obtain records from private medical facilities and conduct examinations to clarify the diagnoses and provide opinions on the Veteran's claims.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right knee, left knee, and/or left hip disability were caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back and left hip disabilities, as secondary to his service-connected knee disabilities. Additional development is needed to obtain complete medical records and provide adequate opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary for the Veteran to undergo new VA examinations and medical opinions regarding his bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, and left hip disability. The claims are being returned to the AOJ for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a need for addendum opinions that reflect the correct standard of review as established by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Lynch v. McDonough.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's bilateral hip condition and his service, as well as its relation to his service-connected knee and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for various disabilities, including right knee disability, left knee disability, peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and a right hip disability. The issues are related to his service-connected low back disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for various disabilities, including diabetes mellitus, depression, back disability, sleep apnea, bilateral flat feet, right hip disability, left hip disability, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction. The VA is directed to obtain treatment records, provide medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions, and determine if any are related to service or secondary to diabetes.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional examinations. The Veteran's testimony regarding his conditions is considered, but further evidence is required.

The Veteran's left hip disability is rated at 30 percent for flexion limitation, 10 percent for extension limitation, and 10 percent for abduction or adduction limitation throughout the period on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his reported in-service injuries and ongoing musculoskeletal disabilities. The Veteran is also required to have his complete service personnel records verified, including any service in Vietnam or its surrounding waterways. Additionally, a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's current diagnoses of diabetes mellitus, Type II, and hypertension are related to his period of active service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected, and the issues of cervical spine, left hip, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities are remanded for further evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical opinions and consideration of new VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to conflicting medical evidence and a need for further examination.

The Board has dismissed all appeals due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims.

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed as he has withdrawn his appeal for increased ratings and other issues related to his hip disabilities, carpal tunnel syndrome, knee disability, hand disability, hypertension, effective date of service connection, and reopening the claim for hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for low back pain, bilateral hip condition (secondary to knee osteoarthritis), and melanoma cancer. The Veteran's conditions are related to her active military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities result in a combined rating of 100 percent prior to November 13, 2017. However, the Board finds that his single disability rated at 100 percent does not render him unemployable due to these conditions alone.