Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right knee disabilities, as well as left and right hip disabilities. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus is alleged to be a contributing factor in these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's right hip disability, including avascular necrosis and total hip replacement, had its onset in service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating of his left leg, right foot, and left hip disabilities, as well as his patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee. The cases are being returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left leg disorder, left hip condition, and lower back disorder (other than scoliosis) as there is no evidence of a chronic disability in-service or related to an in-service injury.,The Veteran was treated for pain radiating in his left leg during service but it resolved with no residuals. Thereafter, the record does not offer any complaints or treatment for a radiculopathy of the left leg disorder for many years.

The Veteran's PTSD and erectile dysfunction are granted service connection. The left hip disability is granted at a 10 percent rating prior to May 27, 2016, and denied for ratings in excess of 50 percent beginning July 1, 2017.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including neck disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and right foot disability. The evidence submitted since previous denials does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating these claims.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted as service-connected. The Veteran's arterial heart defibrillation disorder, right hip disability, left hip disorder, emphysema, and COPD are all denied as not related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and heart disability as well as his PTSD rating and TDIU due to outstanding VA treatment records and private medical records.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip condition secondary to his right knee disability needs further examination and evaluation.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, including to determine if a right hip disability is related to service or secondary to service-connected disabilities. The left hip disability claim remains in remand status.

The Board has remanded the cases due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right ring finger, right hip, and low back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been withdrawn.,The Veteran's claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU are being remanded.

The Veteran's previously denied claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, right hip disability, and left hip disability have been reopened. The new evidence received is sufficient to reopen the claims.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right hip disability on a secondary basis to her service-connected right shin splints with osteoarthritis of the right ankle, which is also service connected by PTSD and MDD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various hip and knee disabilities, including as secondary to a bilateral foot condition. The appeals are being remanded due to outstanding VA treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right hip disability, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and his active duty service or any service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including tinnitus, alcohol abuse, traumatic brain injury, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, right hip condition, left hip osteoarthritis, right sciatica, left sciatica, bilateral leg disability, and an acquired psychiatric disability. The decision also denied a request for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for tinnitus.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's right hip disability, which is secondary to her service-connected lumbar spine disability, requires further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for facial nerve damage, bilateral tremors of the upper extremities, and right hip condition due to service-connected dementia/brain disease. The claims will be reviewed with new VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for his right ankle disability and service connection for a right hip disability, as the VA examiner’s opinion regarding functional impairment was inadequate.