Hip Board decisions

The appeal for an increased rating for PTSD was denied, and the claims for service connection were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for low back, right ankle, right hip, and right leg nerve disabilities to ensure that a VA examination is conducted to determine if there is a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's service or his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a skin impairment of the hands and feet, low back disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability due to inadequate medical examinations and opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hip condition, headaches/migraines, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), but denied service connection for a left knee condition. The issues of service connection for cervical strain, bilateral foot condition, rating in excess of 30 percent for generalized anxiety disorder, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a right hip disability, secondary to a low back disability, due to an inadequate VA medical opinion and missing treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for an initial rating higher than 50 percent for an unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol dependence, and service connection for a low back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability due to pre-decisional errors of the duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee conditions, as well as a 30 percent initial rating for chronic sinusitis from August 10, 2022, and a maximum 30 percent initial rating for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) from September 29, 2022.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and polycystic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a finger condition, left hip condition, and right hip condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error by failing to obtain VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for a psychiatric disability, sleep disability, and heart murmur, bypass surgery and residuals. The claims for left knee, seizure, head injury, scar on the left cheek, cervical spine, and right hip disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, right hip, and right wrist disabilities due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to ensure all service medical records are associated with the file and providing an adequate VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative left and right hands and fingers, headaches, a left ankle condition, left foot sprain, a degenerative neck condition, and a left hip condition as secondary to a service-connected disability. The lower back condition, insomnia, and left arm numbness were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including degenerative joint disease of the lower back, sleep apnea, bilateral chronic venous insufficiency, and a bilateral knee disability. The appeal was dismissed for an effective date prior to December 28, 2006, for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip osteoarthritis, left hip osteoarthritis and labral tear (bilateral hip disability), pseudotumor cerebri, and tinnitus to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to obtain an adequate medical opinion, as the previous VA examination was found inadequate.

The Board denied service connection for left, right upper extremity, and right lower extremity nerve conditions but remanded the claims for left and right hip conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, left and right ankle disabilities, and left and right hip disabilities to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for various conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for bilateral plantar fasciitis and remanded the claims for service connection for various disabilities.