Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for increased rating, service connection, and TDIU due to inconsistencies in previous examinations. The Veteran's right knee disability is currently rated at 10%.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right ankle disability and denied claims for left ankle, bilateral hip, bronchitis, sinus, lumbar spine, and bilateral knee disabilities. The case is being remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's lumbar spine and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and inadequate VA examination opinions. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional information, including personnel records and addendum opinions addressing the Veteran's lay statements about symptom onset.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and verifying stressor information.

The Board denied the appellant's claims for service connection for a bilateral eye disability and a hip disability (bone disease) due to lack of evidence showing an injury or aggravation during active duty, inactive duty training, or in-service treatment. The Board found that the current disabilities are not related to military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity and a left hip condition are being remanded due to procedural issues. The effective date for the award of service connection for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity is not yet determined.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The new evidence includes VA treatment records that link the Veteran’s current eye disability to hypertension, which is currently on appeal.,Service connection has been granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD and major depressive disorder. The Veteran reported symptoms of stress, depression, sleep problems, and irritability during her deployment in Iraq.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions. The issues include sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, bronchitis, lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, hypertension, loss of use of both hands, and left ankle tibial nerve neuritis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating determinations due to inadequate medical opinions provided in prior VA examinations. The issues include lumbar spine, cervical spine, right hip, left hip, and right knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the issues of higher staged disability ratings for residuals of a right foot injury, service connection for a sinus disability and an eye infection, service connection for a low back disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, and PTSD, as well as TDIU are inextricably intertwined. Therefore, these matters have been remanded to allow for further development.

The Veteran's left leg condition, diagnosed as left knee tendonitis/tendinosis, is granted service connection. However, the right hip condition is denied due to lack of a confirmed diagnosis or symptoms.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a left hip disability, low back strain, and left ankle disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for low back, right hip and bilateral pes planus disabilities as secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability due to an altered gait. The Veteran needs VA opinions on whether these conditions were caused or aggravated by his service-connected knee disability.

The Veteran's right hip disability has not been shown to result in any ankylosis, hip flail joint, impairment of the femur, limitation of abduction, limitation of adduction, limitation of rotation, functional limitation of extension to 5 degrees, or functional limitation of flexion to 45 degrees. As such, a schedular rating in excess of 10 percent for his right hip disability is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and the need for further medical opinions regarding her hip, back, neck, shoulder, and gynecological conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases due to the need for VA examinations to determine if the Veteran's service-connected left knee disabilities have aggravated her right knee, bilateral hip, and lumbar spine disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development to determine if the Veteran's hip disabilities are related to her service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a cervical spine disability and fibromyalgia, as well as her increased rating claims for bilateral hip disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease resulting in these conditions, nor any evidence linking them to a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an error in its previous decision regarding service connection for a right hip condition, which is now to be reconsidered with proper medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and bilateral ankle disabilities. The Board found that there was not sufficient evidence to support a finding that these conditions began during or were otherwise related to his military service.