Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with bruxism, as well as remanded claims for service connection and increased rating.

The Board granted increased ratings for sinusitis, left knee condition, right knee condition, back condition, and right hip condition, effective from August 15, 2023.

The Veteran withdrew the appeals for service connection and increased rating claims, resulting in their dismissal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities to obtain an adequate VA medical opinion addressing the Veteran's duties as a pilot.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for a left hip disability, finding that it was not proximately caused by VA carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or similar instance of fault on the part of VA medical personnel.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability to schedule an examination as the AOJ did not provide the Veteran with one.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and left knee patellar instability and patellofemoral pain syndrome with degenerative arthritis and osteophytes, as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for a left hip disability and a left hip scar, but denied an increased rating for a left hip scar.

The Board granted service connection for migraines, hypertension, GERD, cervical strain, and left hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected depressive disorder, insomnia disorder, panic disorder, lumbosacral spine degenerative arthritis with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for a right hip disability, to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability, and denied an effective date prior to June 8, 2022, for the award of service connection for spinal stenosis, right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for migraine headaches and granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to a service-connected condition, while remanding claims for service connection for GERD, left hip disability, back disability, and left knee disability.

The appeal was dismissed as the proposed rating reductions for thoracolumbar spine strain and acne, and the initial ratings for bilateral hip disabilities were not properly appealed.

The Board granted service connection for a back condition, left foot pes planus, bilateral knee disability, and right hip disability based on the evidence supporting their occurrence during active duty.

The Board remands the claims for a right hip, right foot, and left foot disability to obtain additional medical opinions regarding secondary service connection.

The Board granted service connection for a disorder of the feet, claimed as status post bunionectomy and status post gallbladder removal. The claims for tinnitus, PTSD, and other back, bladder, GERD, hysterectomy, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, and plantar fasciitis disabilities were denied or remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right shoulder disability, finding the evidence nearly equal. The claims for respiratory and hip disabilities were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip pain is not due to or aggravated by her service-connected cervical spine IVDS. The claims for service connection for a right lower extremity neurological disorder, to include RLS, and a left lower extremity neurological disorder, to include RLS, were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as a new examination is needed to address the Veteran's contentions that these conditions are secondary to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip conditions due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in obtaining adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and tinnitus, while denying service connection for various other conditions including acne, right wrist disability, back disability, neck disability, left hand disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, migraines headaches, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sinusitis, sleep apnea, and hearing loss.