Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including anxiety disorder, brain tumor, obstructive sleep apnea, and multiple joint and hand disabilities, as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claim for a right hip disability to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any current right hip disability.

The appeal was dismissed due to an improper concurrent election of review options.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions to correct a predecisional duty to assist error in verifying all periods of ACDUTRA and INACDUTRA during the Veteran's Reserve service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for a right hip disability and left hip disability due to the Veteran not being properly notified of scheduled VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle disability and remanded the claims for left ankle, knee, and hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed right shoulder, lumbar spine, right hip, left hip, and right foot disabilities as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease, and the current conditions were not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's attorney withdrew the appeal for service connection for right ankle, left ankle, right hip, and left hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for left knee strain and left hip condition, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board denied service connection for back, right hip, left hip, bilateral plantar fasciitis, right knee, and left knee disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral plantar fasciitis, left hip disability, and right hip disability. The claims for increased ratings for spinal stenosis with degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, and left lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple musculoskeletal disabilities due to a lack of complete Reserve Service treatment records and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability and a right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee chondromalacia.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities in the Veteran's hands, knees, and spine as there was no current disability or symptoms associated with these areas that would result in functional impairment affecting her earning capacity.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral foot, leg, hip and low back condition as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were directly related to active-duty service or secondary to a service-connected knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, a lower back condition, and a left hip condition. The right hip and bilateral knee conditions were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for right and left knee, and left hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's lumbar spine disability. An earlier effective date of August 19, 2009, was also granted for a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a right hand disability, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The appeal was dismissed because the Veteran did not timely file a Board Appeal request with respect to the rating decision issued on September 24, 2021.