Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete evidentiary development regarding the Veteran's left knee disability. The AOJ is required to obtain additional medical opinions and update the Veteran's VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability and bilateral hip disability due to insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection based on his in-service injuries, as well as post-service onset of symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to conflicting evidence regarding whether his exostosis and related disabilities were incurred in service or pre-existed. The case will be further developed with a new examination.

The Board has found that the Veteran has shown good cause for missing VA examinations related to his service connection claims. The Board has therefore ordered new VA examinations to determine if any of the claimed conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including gunshot wound residuals and scars, hip pain and numbness, knee pain, PTSD, and skin rashes due to herbicide exposure. The appeals are granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left and right hip disabilities did not have their onset during service, are not related to an injury or disease in service, and therefore denied service connection for these conditions.

The Board has dismissed all claims related to service connection for various conditions, including left knee and hip disabilities and congestive heart failure.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various foot, ankle, knee, hip, elbow, shoulder, and low back disabilities. The appeal is being remanded due to inadequate or incomplete previous examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee and right hip disabilities, finding that the VA examinations were inadequate and did not address all relevant factors.

The appeal for high cholesterol is dismissed. The Board has remanded the issues of hypertension, right hip disability, left hip disability, TBI residuals, seizure disability, and thoracolumbar spine degenerative disc disease.

The Veteran's appeal of service connection for a left hip condition is dismissed due to his death.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for bilateral hip disability and left knee disability, as secondary to service-connected right knee disability due to lack of clear and unmistakable evidence regarding their onset in service or etiology.

The Board has granted service connection for a bilateral hip disability, a back disability with bilateral lumbar radiculopathy, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy. The Board found that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left knee, right hip, and left hip conditions due to insufficient rationale provided in previous VA examinations. The claim for erectile dysfunction is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the knee condition claims.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection of right hip and knee disabilities due to lack of sufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and evaluations. The issues include his left knee, back condition, right hip condition, right foot condition, and sinusitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and granted TDIU based on his multiple service-connected disabilities. The decision found that the Veteran could not secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his physical disabilities, including those related to his knees, ankles, feet, back, and prostate cancer.

The Board has remanded the claims for a VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's back and bilateral hip disabilities are related to service, or secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to missing VA examinations, new evidence received, and issues with the adequacy of previous medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed lower back and right hip disabilities. The VA examiners were required to offer opinions on whether the Veteran’s back and hip conditions are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.