Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to outstanding treatment records and inadequate medical opinions. The claims will be addressed again with additional development.

The Board has dismissed all appeals for service connection due to the Veteran's withdrawal of her requests.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, and left knee condition due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and his active-duty service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, hip, upper-leg, and lower-leg disabilities as they are not shown to be related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and opinions regarding the nature, etiology, and severity of his claimed conditions. The issues include right hip arthritis, glaucoma, gout, hearing loss, knee disability, and sleep disability.

The Veteran's right hip disability has been rated based on limitation of motion, with no additional ratings for specific conditions like abduction or adduction. The appeal is remanded due to the need for a new VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine disability, headaches, right hip disability, left hip disability, and erectile dysfunction as these conditions are not related to service or service-connected disabilities.,The VA examiner found that the Veteran's current cervical spine, headache, right hip, left hip, and erectile dysfunction disabilities are less likely than not caused by or aggravated by his service-connected residuals of compression fracture, T10 and L2.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection was denied for all four conditions as there is no credible evidence linking them to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, obstructive sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for right and left foot disabilities (other than pes planus) due to in-service occurrences. Additional development is needed to determine if there is a nexus between these conditions and documented in-service occurrences.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration of service connection for right hip condition and left hip condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete medical opinions and new evidence. The claims include bone, cervical spine, thoracolumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and left foot disabilities.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the inextricability of the issue with his service connection claims. His lower back injury and bilateral hip disability have been granted, but further development is needed for compensation for lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for a left leg disability is granted prior to March 17, 2021. From March 17, 2021, the Veteran's condition remains at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and clarification of the medical opinions regarding the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions, specifically whether they are secondary to his service-connected right knee disabilities. The TDIU issue is also being remanded due to its inextricability with the service connection issues.

The Board has denied service connection for the residuals of broken ribs, left arm compound fracture, right leg fracture, and right hip disability as there is no current disability to support these claims.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the issues on appeal, including new VA examinations and opinions to address the Veteran's claimed conditions and their relationship to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension, right hip condition, left hip condition, obesity, migraine headaches, lumbar spine disability, and lower extremity radiculopathies have not been linked to service or a service-connected disability. As such, the claims for these conditions are denied.,The Veteran's bilateral lower extremities were evaluated separately in this decision.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for the Veteran's left hip disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not show marked severe residual weakness, pain, or limitation of motion following implantation of prosthesis.