Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left hip, and right hip disabilities have been dismissed. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and service. The claim for OSA and headaches has been remanded to determine etiology.

The Veteran's right knee disability, diagnosed as degenerative joint disease, is related to his military service and has been granted.,An initial evaluation of 10 percent for hypertension has also been granted.

The Veteran's service-connected back and right hip disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, which has been granted as a total disability rating based on unemployability (TDIU).

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, residuals of stroke, and vision loss disability have been reopened due to the submission of new evidence. The claims are now remanded for further development.,Service connection has been granted for residuals of stroke secondary to service-connected borderline hypertension.

The Veteran's right hip and bilateral knee conditions have been rated at the lowest possible levels. The Board has found that additional development is needed for these claims, including a remand to consider service connection for a bilateral foot disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for a right ankle disability, right hip disability, and hernia due to uncertainty in the record regarding whether the Veteran was provided adequate opportunity to attend VA examinations. The examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service or other factors.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination and insufficient evidence to decide the claim. The Veteran's left hip disability is related to service, but further examination is needed.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board cannot make a fully-informed decision on the issue of service connection for a bilateral hip condition because no VA examiner has provided an opinion regarding whether it is related to military service or secondary to a service-connected tailbone fracture. The case will be remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's PTSD, with depressive disorder and anxious distress, is granted a rating of 50 percent. Service connection for gout, right hip disability, left hip disability, right foot disability, and left foot disability are all granted.

The Veteran's fracture of the L3 transverse process is rated at 20 percent. Service connection for other conditions, including a separate lumbosacral spine disability and peripheral vascular disabilities, are denied. Other service-connected issues remain pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's request to revise a September 1984 rating decision that denied service connection for a right hip disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection related to irritation of the sciatic nerve, calcium deposit on the sciatic nerve causing right leg and hip pain, right hip disability, and lumbar spine disability are not properly before it due to a lack of competent medical evidence associating these conditions with his active duty military service or another service-connected disability.

The Veteran's headaches are not found to be caused by her service-connected PTSD.,Her PTSD alone does not cause total occupational and social impairment.

The Board has determined that further action is needed to evaluate the Veteran's migraine headaches, right shoulder disability, left shoulder disability, left hip disability, and left leg pain claims due to a lack of recent VA examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left ankle condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral hip condition due to insufficient evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and an updated medical opinion regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder. Service connection for a right hip disability is denied, while service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder remains pending.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, headaches, and tinnitus to obtain a VA medical opinion assessing whether these conditions are secondary to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as TDIU. Additional opinions are needed to address whether these conditions are related to service-connected knee conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to the Veteran's failure to report for VA examinations and unclear notification of examination schedules.