Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip disability, right hand disability, and left hand disability due to outstanding VA treatment records and additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left hip, right hip, tremors (also claimed as nerves and shakes), and hypertension disabilities due to incomplete development of records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, benign prostatic hypertrophy, and myeloma. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient examination regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, including whether it is related to his service-connected leg and ankle fracture.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and need for medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right hip disability. The claim will be reconsidered after obtaining necessary records and conducting further examinations.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including cervical spine, low back, right hip, left hip, left knee, and left shoulder disabilities. The Veteran's military occupational specialty was infantryman, and he reported experiencing pain in his knees during a VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as bilateral hearing loss, have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for left lower extremity radiculopathy and right lower extremity radiculopathy secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.,Additional development is required for the Veteran's claims of a higher rating for thoracolumbar strain and for service connection for a left hip disability and a right hip disability.

The appeal has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant, and no service connection is granted for posttraumatic stress disorder or left leg injury/hip disability.

The Board has denied service connection for left and right hip disabilities as there is no current diagnosis of such conditions, with the VA examiner concluding that any reported symptoms are related to already service-connected fibromyalgia and sacroiliac joint fixation.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence for some issues, including service connection for left and right hip disabilities. The Veteran's current knee and ankle conditions are found to be secondary to his service-connected pes planus.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary to determine the etiology of the Veteran's current lumbar, hip, and cervical spine conditions. The claims are being remanded for additional examination and review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to new evidence submitted since the last decision. The AOJ must review this additional evidence and readjudicate the cases.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for right hip and right ankle disabilities due to inadequate examination reports. The AOJ must obtain new, compliant examination reports that include separate sets of range of motion test results for both active and passive motion in weight-bearing and non-weight-bearing conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for right and left knee disabilities, as well as right and left hip disabilities, all of which are found to be related to the Veteran's parachute jumps during active duty.

The Board has previously remanded the case, but a copy of the post-remand supplemental statement of the case was returned undeliverable. The Veteran's representative needs to be notified again at his last known address.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted for right shoulder injury, right elbow injury, and right hip injury. The claim for malignant melanoma on the left foot has been denied.,Service connection is established for right knee injury, right ankle disability (remanded), and left knee injury.

The Veteran's flatfeet were aggravated by service and are considered secondary to his service-connected condition.,The Veteran's right hip disability is due to his service-connected flatfeet.

The Board has denied service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, neck disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, kidney disability, and gastroesophageal reflux disease. The evidence does not support a finding that these disabilities are related to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's headaches, diagnosed as tension headaches, are granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.,Service connection for tinnitus is denied.

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, right hip disability, and left hip disability as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were related to an in-service injury or disease.,The Veteran's current diagnoses of osteoarthritis, right hip disability, and left hip disability are not considered to be directly related to his period of service.