Hip Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left hip disabilities, finding that they are caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities. Service connection was also remanded for a lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, back, bilateral shoulder, bilateral knee, and bilateral hip disabilities, as well as service connection for migraines and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The claims are being returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has found that the Veteran's service treatment records are missing and incomplete, leading to inadequate VA examinations based on incorrect factual premises. The Board is remanding the case for further development including obtaining missing STRs and providing proper notice.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his service or service-connected bilateral knee disability.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to deficiencies in the May 2019 VA medical opinion, lack of consideration of lay statements regarding onset of symptoms, and improper reliance on absence of evidence.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims of reopening service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as they were erroneously placed on the docket through the appeals modernization process.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a bilateral hip disability, earlier effective dates for right knee conditions, and ratings in excess of those currently assigned. The decision also denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeals regarding service connection for various shoulder and hip disabilities, as well as his request for an earlier effective date for a 20% rating for lumbosacral strain. The Veteran is also granted entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection of his right knee, right hip, left hip, bilateral foot, bilateral ankle conditions, and joint pain are granted as they are found to be related to his military service.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for a left little finger disability and granted it. The claims for TBI, right and left knee disabilities, right hip disability, and left hip disability are denied.,Service connection is not established for rhabdomyolysis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence. The regional office will review this evidence and consider its impact on the claims.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations regarding these claims were inadequate and remanded for further action. The Veteran's hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, bilateral eye blindness, back disability, right hip disability, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, left ankle disability, and psychiatric disability (depression) are all being reviewed due to their inextricable connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip and cervical spine disabilities have been remanded due to the need for additional VA treatment records, private medical records, and SSA disability records.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's right hip and cervical spine disabilities are caused or aggravated by her service-connected back disability. Additional VA treatment records must be obtained, and new medical opinions must be provided.

The Board has dismissed all service connection claims for various hip and knee conditions, as well as bilateral lymphedema, due to the death of the appellant.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right shoulder, back, and hip conditions as they are related to his in-service motor vehicle accident.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic lumbar spine disorder has been reopened and remanded. The claims for left knee disability, flat feet, depressive disorder, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), right hip disability, and history of left ankle fracture are also remanded.

The Veteran's claim to reopen his previously denied claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee condition, and left hip condition is granted. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD) are also reopened.,The Board has determined that new evidence received since the previous final denial raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left knee, and left hip.

The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral shoulder strain and right hip disability due to insufficient consideration of the Veteran's lay statements regarding the onset of his disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate VA medical opinions and outstanding records. The Veteran's right knee, left knee, low back, right hip, and right lung disorders are all being reviewed.