Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no credible evidence to support an in-service event or injury related to her current condition.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grant of service connection for right hip strain with degenerative arthritis and remanded issues related to initial ratings and left hip condition.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, and cervical strain (claimed as neck disability) to obtain additional medical opinions regarding aggravation by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected OSA, restored a 60 percent rating for asthma with obstructive sleep apnea, and granted a 20 percent rating for dry eye syndrome during the period on appeal from September 17, 2023, to October 11, 2024. The Board denied a higher rating for unspecified depressive disorder.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including those related to various conditions such as right foot condition, TMJ, asthma, jawbone condition, sleep apnea, kidney stones, chronic bronchitis, Alpha gal, encephalopathy, left shoulder, left ankle, cervical spine, right hip, tachycardia, loose teeth, and jawbone condition.

The Veteran withdrew the appeal regarding increased rating for asthma and COPD, compensable rating for seborrheic dermatitis, and service connection for a left hip condition.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a left hip condition, finding no evidence of a current disability or a link to the Veteran's active service.

The claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a migraine headache disability was denied as a matter of law, and several other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity neurological disorders, and right and left hip disabilities as they were not shown to be caused or aggravated by the Veteran's service or a service-connected disability.

The Board denied service connection for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, obstructive sleep apnea, a left hip condition, and a right hip condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were caused by or aggravated by the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities and DLE to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error, as no VA examination or medical opinions had been obtained regarding whether there was a nexus between the Veteran's current hip disabilities and his claimed in-service injuries.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease and thoracic spine anterior wedge compression, right hip condition, left hip condition, and right trapezius strain, resolved and transient right sided numbness of uncertain etiology as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board granted restoration of the 40 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve (RLE sciatic nerve radiculopathy) effective November 3, 2023. The issues of entitlement to service connection for right knee disability and right hip condition were dismissed due to a claims processing rules defect.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right knee disabilities, left and right hip disabilities, and a back disability due to the lack of evidence showing current diagnoses or functional impairment in earning capacity.

The appeal was dismissed for the issues of a compensable rating for left hip disability and service connection for chronic headache, but erectile dysfunction was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a hernia and left ankle to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for service connection for a headache disability, bilateral hearing loss, back, left hip, right hip, left knee, right knee, left shoulder, and right shoulder disabilities.

The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues currently on appeal, and the Board dismissed the appeals.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee and left knee disabilities based on the evidence showing that these conditions had their onset in service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for her right hip disability, finding that a higher rating was not warranted based on the evidence of record.