Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, PFB, left knee disability, right knee disability, sleep apnea, IBS, acid reflux disability, hemorrhoids, low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, pes planus, left foot disability, right foot disability, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability. The issues of service connection for these conditions are REMANDED.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip conditions due to the need for additional development, including an MRI of the hips.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a left hip and left knee disability, finding that there was no evidence of any injury or disease during active service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, calcium deposit, and lumbosacral spine disability due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of irritable bowel syndrome was denied. The Board also remanded the issues regarding whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen previously denied claims for a right hip disability, left shoulder disability, Arnold-Chiari malformation with syringomyelia, and a left arm condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection of bilateral hip, knee, and big toe conditions due to incomplete medical records and inadequate examination opinions.

The Board has denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, neck, low back, and left hip conditions as there is no competent evidence linking these disabilities to service.

The Veteran's service-connected back disability, along with other disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 17, 2014. He is also entitled to special monthly compensation at the housebound rate for this period.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were granted for bilateral hip disabilities and sleep apnea, but denied for a scalp condition. The decision also remanded the issues of service connection for left and right hip disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's left and right hip disabilities, finding that they are related to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip, elbow, wrist, hand, and shoulder disabilities due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions began during or were otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's bilateral hip conditions have worsened and remanded for further evaluation to determine the current severity of the disability. The RO is also instructed to obtain any private treatment records from his provider.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the Veteran's back disability was not incurred in or due to his time in service, nor is it proximately due to any of his service-connected disabilities. For his left knee disability, the rating assigned did not meet the criteria for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent. His residuals of a gunshot wound were rated appropriately under DC 5311. The Veteran's left and right hip disabilities were also rated appropriately under DCs 5003-5251.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder, left deltoid bursitis, left ulnar neuropathy, right hip, and left hip disabilities are granted. The Veteran's claim for service connection for asthma is remanded, as is his claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to various joints and pain conditions, but the Board has determined that further development is needed to determine if any of these conditions are service-connected.

The Veteran's neck, right hip, and back disabilities are related to his active service. The Board granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of separate right hip disability and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. The case is remanded for additional opinions regarding service connection for left hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities.

All service connection claims for various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed bilateral hip and leg disabilities as secondary to his lumbar spine disability, finding that there was no legal basis for such claims due to the denial of service connection for the lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's low back and right hip disabilities are found to be secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The Veteran is granted a separate rating for limitation of extension, but not for flexion.