Hip Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and examination due to incomplete service records and lack of VA examinations.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed disabilities, including whether they are related to her military service.

The Veteran's low back disability is granted a rating of 20 percent, effective December 2, 2016. Service connection for hip and ankle disabilities are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted an effective date of June 18, 2001 for the award of service connection for left hip disability. The Veteran's claim was initially denied in May 1972 due to a pre-existing condition that worsened during service. A new application was submitted in June 2001, and after review of medical evidence, the Board found that the current disability is related to service.

The Board denied service connection for various elbow, hand, hip, and shoulder disabilities as well as thyroid disability (hypothyroidism) due to lack of evidence showing these conditions were present during active duty or until many years after separation.

The Veteran's right knee residuals status post total knee replacement resulted in a preexisting condition being aggravated by VA medical treatment, warranting an effective date of January 10, 2011 for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151.

Your appeal has been dismissed as the Veteran died during the pendency of this case.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for several issues, including a nonservice-connected pension, compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left rotator cuff strain, and service connection for left hip and right hip conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The effective date for a 40% rating for tear of quadriceps femoris muscle, left thigh, is denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's left hip disability was aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The case will be returned for further development and an adequate addendum opinion.

The Board has granted a maximum schedular 50 percent rating for service-connected headaches, effective since November 6, 2020. The appeal is remanded for further consideration of the issues of service connection for OSA and left-side carpal tunnel syndrome.

The Veteran's initial rating for left hip disability is granted at 70 percent, effective from the date of claim. The TDIU claim is also granted.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various disabilities, including elbow, cervical spine, thoracic spine, wrist, hip, knee, bronchitis, and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, right hip disability, and low back disability due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding their etiology. The VA will obtain medical opinions to address whether these conditions are related to service or secondary to other disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for radiculopathy of the pudendal nerve, left hip disability, and right hip disability as secondary to service-connected back strain with degenerative changes and associated residuals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability was reopened and granted. The pelvis disability, diagnosed as chronic sacroiliac sprain/hypermobility, is also granted.,The remaining issues of service connection for right hip and left hip disabilities are remanded.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to fully and fairly consider the issues of service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, Type II, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, diverticulitis, sepsis, residuals of breast cancer, status post double breast mastectomy, and mastectomy scars. The Veteran's representative has requested that the VA examine her for these conditions to determine their relationship with her service-connected total hysterectomy, removal of uterus and both ovaries.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings for hip and knee disabilities due to incomplete records, inadequate VA examinations, and failure to address certain criteria in the rating criteria.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete development and need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's back, right and left hip, and right and left knee disabilities. The claim for PTSD was denied.,A remand is required to address the Veteran's eye disability claims.