Hip Board decisions

The Board has determined that new evidence submitted by the Veteran after a previous denial of his claim for service connection for a right hip disability is relevant and warrants readjudication. The case is now remanded to determine if the right hip disability is related to service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing and following substantially gainful employment from August 2, 2018 to October 31, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for a right ankle disability and a right hip disability, finding that the disabilities are related to active service due to aggravation of pre-existing conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for a respiratory disability but dismissed the claim of service connection for a right hip disability due to the Veteran's failure to respond to requests for clarification and additional evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and ratings have been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board has found that there has not been substantial compliance with its prior remand directives and thus the case is being remanded again for an adequate medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left hip disability and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's right bicep tendinitis is granted as service connected. The Board finds the Veteran's cervical spine, hip, and wrist disabilities are not related to his active duty or any other service-connected conditions.

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

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for right hip and lumbar spine disabilities due to a lack of a medical opinion addressing the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran served in the Marine Corps, where he experienced physical training that included long hikes and obstacle courses.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current right hip disability is proximately due to or caused by his service-connected right heel disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip condition, finding no current diagnosis of such disability and thus not meeting one of the elements required for service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus and a back disability as secondary to his service-connected scar, residual of left leg injury. The claim for an initial rating higher than 10 percent for right hip disability is also denied.,Service connection was not granted for tinnitus because there is no evidence that it began in service or within the one-year presumptive period after service. The Board found that the Veteran's current tinnitus is more likely related to his non-service-connected bilateral hearing loss.,Regarding the back disability, the Board determined that it is less likely than not secondary to the service-connected left leg injury. The examiner noted that there was no indication of permanent neurological damage from the left leg injury and that the back disability began several decades after the left leg injury.

The Veteran's prostate cancer was denied service connection as it manifested more than one year after separation and is not shown to be causally related to an in-service injury or disease. The claims for psychiatric, heart, cervical spine, low back, bilateral shoulder, elbow, wrist, hip, knee, ankle, and foot disabilities are remanded due to the failure to obtain examinations and opinions concerning their etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection and increased rating of psoriatic arthritis, neck disability, bilateral elbow disability, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral foot disability due to insufficient examination reports. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his bilateral hip disability.

The Veteran's herpes does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating. The Board finds that additional development is needed to determine if his rhinitis, left shoulder disability, and right hip disability are service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome, right hip disability, and left hip disability has been denied. The Board found that the evidence does not support a current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection was also denied for secondary hip disabilities to service-connected knee disorders.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip, back, knee, and neurological conditions. The evidence does not support a link between these conditions and his military service.,There is no medical evidence linking any of the claimed disabilities to service or to a service-connected disability.