Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding treatment records and adequate VA medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board dismissed the case.

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

The Board denied service connection for left elbow, right hip, right ankle, and right knee disabilities as the weight of evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran had current chronic diagnoses or functional limitations during the appeal period.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right and left hip, right and left knee, left shoulder, callus of the left big toe, and pharyngitis, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition and an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence not supporting a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right hip, left hip, and right ankle disabilities but granted service connection for right knee and left knee patellar instability. The claims for a right shoulder, right elbow, and left elbow disability were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of onset during or within one year after service and no medical nexus between in-service noise exposure and the current condition.

The Board granted an effective date of January 12, 2022, for the award of service connection for sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from February 17, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral shoulder, left wrist, bilateral hip, and left ankle disabilities as there is no current disability. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disability was remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD and a higher disability rating for lumbar strain, as well as service connection for eczema and a right hip condition.

The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for shin splints, foot pain, left hip condition, right knee pain, and back pain based on new and relevant evidence. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disorder, migraine headaches, and left knee disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, as currently diagnosed, related to in-service military sexual trauma (MST).

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability, lumbar spine disability, and erectile dysfunction as the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's period of service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities, but denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right knee, left knee (meniscal tear status post meniscal repair), and left knee (limitation of motion) disabilities. A 10 percent rating was granted for the left knee scar.,The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, and bilateral knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip disability, back disability, and scars as secondary to knee or back surgery due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service. The claim for skin condition was remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left foot, left hip condition, and right hip condition to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including obtaining new evidence and opinions.