Hip Board decisions

The Board has determined that further development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for right ankle, hip, and low back disabilities due to the need for a new examination.

The Veteran's right hip disability is rated at 20 percent, the highest available rating under Diagnostic Code 5252 for limitation of flexion. His mood disorder remains at a 30 percent rating.

The Veteran's nonservice-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for SMP based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical opinions regarding the etiology of her claimed disabilities, including service connection claims and asbestos exposure claims.

The Board has vacated its previous decision and remanded the case for further action due to new evidence submitted by the appellant's attorney.

The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling an examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for Graves' disease is being addressed.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a left hip stress fracture, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether her current disability is related to her ACDUTRA service.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such a condition and that any symptoms are related to the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude him from securing and retaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals, and as a result, the claims are dismissed.

The Board has determined that a new VA examination is necessary to address the Veteran's current hip disability and its relationship to his service-connected back disability. The case will be remanded for these purposes.

The Veteran's pre-existing bilateral pes planus was aggravated by service, and the Board finds that he is entitled to service connection for this condition. The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the other issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, hypertension, tinnitus, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left hip disability, right knee and left knee disabilities, right ankle and left ankle disabilities, left heel disability, and left shoulder disability were denied as the evidence did not support a nexus to service.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for a left hip disability and increased rating for his left knee disability, as well as TDIU, is denied. Additional development is needed to obtain employment history and determine the relationship between the Veteran's current left hip disability and service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and residuals of left hand frostbite. The claim for sleep apnea is pending.,There was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right hip disability related to his military service or caused by a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for osteoarthritis, bilateral hips. The Veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability is therefore denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of post-extraction infection, including sialodochitis and disability of salivary gland/duct was granted. The other claims were denied.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule him for a videoconference hearing due to his failure to appear at the previously scheduled hearing. The issues of entitlement to service connection for bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, and a bilateral hip disability are still pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development to secure medical records, arrange for examinations, and consider whether new evidence supports reopening a psychiatric disorder claim.