Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip replacement, right hip disability, and low back disability were denied. The claim for increased rating of PTSD and depressive disorder was also denied.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left hand, back, neck, and bilateral hip disabilities due to a lack of medical records from the Veteran's incarceration period.

The Board has decided to remand the service connection claims for bilateral hip and leg conditions due to inadequate VA examinations. A new examination is needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as the criteria to establish a qualifying hearing loss disability have not been met.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus is granted as her condition is causally related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and opinions regarding his hip, knee, ankle, lumbar spine, and radiculopathy conditions. The claims are also remanded for a rating in excess of the current 10 percent ratings for degenerative joint disease of the right knee and right ankle.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including back disability, respiratory disability, CTS, heart disability, fibromyalgia, bilateral hip disability, and bilateral knee disability. The case is being remanded for further action.

The Veteran's bilateral trochanteric pain syndrome (hip condition) has been granted service connection due to its undiagnosed nature. The left knee chondromalacia patellae and sinusitis have not met the criteria for a higher rating, while anal fissures and tinea corporis with tinea capital have received appropriate ratings.

The Veteran's left hip disability is currently rated at 20 percent prior to July 3, 2017, and at 30 percent from September 1, 2018. The Board has determined that a new VA examination is needed due to the increase in severity of her condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, but finds that further development is needed to determine their etiology.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disability, right hip disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability. The Veteran's bilateral foot disability (pes planus) was also denied as it existed prior to service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, right hip and left hip disabilities, right foot and left foot disabilities, back disability, and reopened the claim for service connection for a bilateral hand disability. The claims were all denied.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen the claims for service connection for a left hip disability and low back disability is granted. The appeals for service connection for TBI and PTSD are denied.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional examinations and development of records.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings of his left ankle and bilateral hearing loss disabilities have been dismissed. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for right hip and low back disabilities, as well as TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives. The VA examinations need to address whether his lumbar spine, right knee, right hip, left hip, right ankle, and left ankle disabilities are at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has decided that new VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's neck, shoulder, back, and hip disabilities. The claims for service connection will be remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for fibromyalgia, right wrist disability, left hip disability, right face condition (trigeminal neuralgia), and right testicle condition due to procedural errors in previous rating decisions. The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are being reviewed again to determine if they are related to his claimed conditions.

The Board denied service connection for lower back and left hip disabilities, finding that they are not directly related to the Veteran's active military service. However, secondary service connection was granted as both conditions are linked to his service-connected left knee degenerative joint disease.,For TDIU, the Veteran did not meet the schedular requirements due to having more than one service-connected disability with a combined rating below 70 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no current diagnosis of a disability related to his active duty service. The evidence did not establish an in-service injury or disease, and the disabilities found are not shown to be causally related to his military service.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral foot disability and right hip disability, including whether they are related to service.