Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for right knee, back, left hip, and right hip disabilities due to new and relevant evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding his claimed disabilities, including left upper extremity, bilateral feet, bilateral hips, bilateral knees, bilateral lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to a need for additional medical records and a new opinion.

The Board has remanded the case to determine if the Veteran is entitled to a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 27, 2012 on an extraschedular basis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip and low back disabilities, finding no evidence of a chronic disability during or after service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left shoulder, and right hip conditions due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for various wrist, hip, leg, foot, and lumbar spine disabilities, as well as peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities. The claims were based on the Veteran's reported injury during boot camp in 1983.

The Veteran's hip and knee conditions are being remanded for further examination and opinion.,His shoulder condition is also being remanded, with a focus on the relationship to his arm numbness.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and left hip disability. The decision also noted that the claim of service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to a left knee disability lacks legal merit.

The Veteran's right hip, right ankle, and low back disabilities are granted service connection.,Prior to February 7, 2021, the Veteran was awarded a compensable rating for left shin splints.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings and reopening of service connection due to new evidence added to the record.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and a low back disability, both of which are considered to be directly related to his military service without any secondary or aggravation by a pre-existing condition.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral hip conditions, lung condition with shortness of breath and breathing problems, and left middle finger scar due to inadequate VA examination opinions.

The Board has determined that the remand directives have not been substantially complied with and therefore, another remand is warranted for further development of the Veteran's claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection of his right hip disability, including whether it is related to his left hip and/or left thigh disabilities. The case will be returned to the Board after completion of this development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip condition due to conflicting findings in the previous VA examination and failure to comply with remand directives.

The Veteran's right ankle disability is currently rated at 20 percent, the maximum rating available under current criteria.,Service connection for lumbar spine condition, bilateral hip conditions, bilateral knee conditions, and left ankle condition are denied as these disabilities are considered congenital defects that were not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss and adjustment disorder with mixed emotional reaction (claimed as depression), are denied. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and lumbar strain are remanded.

The Veteran's hypertension, left hip disability, and right shoulder condition are being remanded for further development. Additionally, the TDIU claim is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the service connection claims.