Hip Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss. Several issues related to the Veteran's knees, psychiatric condition, right hip, and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease, heart condition, hypertension, right shoulder and arm condition, and left hip condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred during or related to the Veteran's period of active service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for left knee strain, lumbosacral strain, service connection for a right hip disability (degenerative arthritis), and a right elbow disability.

The appeal was dismissed as a matter of law, except for the grant of an initial rating of 10 percent for right knee limitation of extension.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including an acquired psychiatric condition and diabetes, to ensure that all relevant VA treatment records are associated with the claims file.

The Board granted service connection for a lower back condition and tinnitus, denied a higher rating for PTSD, and remanded the remaining claims for further development.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including thoracolumbar spine disability, bilateral knee and hip disabilities, heart disease, erectile dysfunction, COPD, and denied an initial rating higher than 50 percent for MDD with GAD.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities to correct duty to assist errors.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings of bilateral knee, hip, foot conditions due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right femoral osteomyelitis, a right hip disability, a right knee disability, and a lumbar spine disability as the Veteran's additional disabilities were not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or some other instance of fault on the part of VA, or because of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracic spine disability and remanded the claims for bilateral hip, left sciatic radicular pain, headaches, and cervicothoracic spine disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome which was granted.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability, right hip disability, and left knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for left hip piriformis syndrome and denied service connection for a right hip disability. The appeals of the March 3, 2023 proposal to reduce the rating for lumbosacral strain and the August 2022 rating decision regarding initial rating for right knee patellofemoral pain syndrome and service connection for left knee condition were dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, right upper extremity radicular, and right hip disabilities were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a mental health disorder and TDIU, but denied service connection for various wrist, hip, and knee disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including right and left hip, elbow, ankle, knee, wrist, and lower back conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service trauma.

The Board granted service connection for right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for the purpose of providing the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing as provided by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for failure to timely file a notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.