Hip Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle disability, right ankle disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left foot plantar fasciitis and left knee and right knee meniscal tear with degenerative arthritis.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, a right hip condition, and a left hip condition. The back condition was remanded.

The appeal of entitlement to service connection for an opiate dependency disorder is dismissed, and the claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is denied. Several other claims are remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, left foot disability (plantar fasciitis), right hip disability (traumatic arthritis), and psychiatric disability (unspecified anxiety disorder).

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and an earlier effective date of June 18, 2018, for the grant of service connection for a right hip disability to include limitation of flexion, extension, and abduction. The claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.

The Board remands the claim for a left hip disability to correct a duty-to-assist error, as the Veteran was not afforded an examination prior to the rating decision.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, and left shoulder disabilities as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury, and the current disabilities were not etiologically related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including headaches, hip and knee problems, sleep apnea, foot conditions, and psychiatric disorders, as there was no evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation and the Veteran's current symptoms were not shown to be related to his military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right ankle disabilities, as well as left and right hip disabilities, to address deficiencies in the medical opinions provided.

The Board granted service connection for rhinitis and dismissed the claims for kidney disease, special monthly compensation based on need for aid and attendance, and other conditions that were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, hypertension, and vertigo. The claims for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy were also denied as not secondary to a service-connected disability. Some claims for various musculoskeletal conditions of the cervical spine, shoulders, elbows, wrists, hips, knees, ankles, feet, and fibromyalgia are remanded for further development.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for a left hip disability as there was no evidence of a separate and distinct condition from the already service-connected left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 18, 2015, for service connection for left knee and left hip disabilities but remanded other claims related to increased ratings and TDIU.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability, bilateral foot tinea pedis, and TDIU due to additional development needed.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from December 6, 2023.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and finding that the disability had its onset during active service.