Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal involves multiple issues related to his service-connected degenerative arthritis and IVDS of the thoracolumbar spine, as well as several secondary service connection claims for various joint conditions. The Board has determined that additional development is needed in all these matters.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for neck, left knee, right knee, right ankle, and left hip disabilities due to issues with the qualifications of the medical examiner and insufficient evidence regarding the current status of these conditions.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining examinations and medical opinions as requested.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip and back conditions, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his military service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to insufficient opinions on the etiology of the Veteran's headaches, sleep apnea, and hip condition. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, a back condition, and bilateral hip conditions. The Board found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen claims for service connection of right hip, left hip, headaches, and psychiatric conditions. However, the claim for a mental disorder is reopened. The effective date for an increased rating of 30 percent for TMJ disorder and bruxism is denied as it does not meet the criteria for earlier effective date.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and sinusitis, to include nasal polyps. The effective date of service connection is not addressed in this decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for lower back disability, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral knee disability. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these disabilities to service or any other compensable condition.

The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 has been granted, and the remaining service connection issues have been remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of stress fracture of the bilateral inferior pubic rami, to include pain and arthritic changes is granted. The Board affirms that her current conditions are at least as likely as not related to her in-service injury.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for left foot, left hip, and back disabilities due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether these conditions are secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied. The scar of the left femur was not found to meet criteria for a compensable rating, and his depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder prior to September 25, 2019 and in excess of 70 percent thereafter after that date were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, and kidney disease have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left foot gout, and right foot gout are also remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between current hip conditions and service. The Veteran's bilateral hip disorders were attributed to an in-service aircraft accident, but post-service treatment records showed no chronicity of symptoms from 1975 onwards.,Service connection was also denied for chest pain, with the Board concluding that there is insufficient evidence linking the Veteran’s current non-cardiac chest pain to service. The VA examiner noted that it may be related to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's service connection claims for his bilateral hip, low back, left shoulder, and bilateral foot disabilities due to incomplete development of records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for a neck condition, sleep apnea, and right hip condition due to insufficient opinions in the VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding her knee, hip, ankle, and spine disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability and lumbar spine disability have been granted. The Board has determined that new and material evidence was received to reopen these previously denied claims.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petition to reopen her claim of service connection for a gastrointestinal disability. The claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, traumatic brain injury, lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, and sleep disorder (sleep apnea) are remanded.