Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations. The initial evaluation for tinnitus remains denied as it is already at its maximum schedular rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right hip condition due to insufficient evidence regarding their relationship to active service, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA.

The Board dismissed the appeal because the appellant requested to withdraw his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the claims for neck, bilateral wrist, bilateral hip, bilateral knee, bilateral ankle, bilateral foot, bilateral shoulder, and bilateral elbow disabilities due to insufficient evidence.,No new or material evidence was provided to reopen any of these service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for migraine headache, back, right hip, and neck disabilities due to lack of evidence of current disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional medical opinions regarding his claimed disabilities, including whether they are related to service. The issues of service connection have been remanded without a determination on the merits.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left knee disabilities due to incomplete STRs. The Veteran contends his current conditions are related to in-service physical training.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability is related to his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee disabilities have been denied, and his claim for a right hip disability (claimed as a right femur disability) has been remanded.,Effective dates for the awards of service connection for bilateral knee disabilities are also denied.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted as service-connected.,Right knee patella chondromalacia and DDD of the lumbar spine are granted as secondary to a service-connected left knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and left hip disabilities. The claims for left wrist and left foot disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability secondary to his service-connected left hip disability is granted, with an effective date of July 9, 2012.

The Veteran's right hip disability is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board has remanded both his claim for a higher rating and his TDIU claim due to insufficient evidence. The VA needs to obtain updated medical records and SSA records, and schedule the Veteran for a new VA examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence since the last decision.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not appear at his scheduled VA examinations and requests have been made to reschedule them. The case is being remanded for these examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for psychiatric, left hip, and left foot disabilities due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran must provide VA with private healthcare provider records and VA treatment records after May 2019. A VA examination is needed to determine if any of these conditions are related to service.

All claims for service connection and rating increases have been dismissed due to the appellant not filing an adequate substantive appeal.,The Board lacks jurisdiction over the issues of entitlement to a compensable rating for left hip pain based on limitation of extension of the left thigh, entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for left hip pain based on limitation of flexion of the left thigh, and entitlement to an effective date earlier than April 27, 2015, for the award of a 20 percent rating for left hip pain based on impairment of the left thigh.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to a change in the law regarding aggravation, requiring another VA examination.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee conditions due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran's lay statements indicate significant limitations, and a VA examiner provided an opinion linking early onset traumatic arthritis to the Veteran’s history of parachuting during service.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected benign hyperpituitarism. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for benign neoplasms of the genitourinary system, claimed as benign neoplasms of the bilateral kidneys and testicles, due to potential exposure to herbicides during service.