Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional examination.

The Veteran's appeals for increased evaluations of left calf sprain and PTSD have been dismissed.,Service connection has been granted for right shoulder arthritis, right hip condition, and skin conditions (micro fungoides lymphoma and dermatitis).

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection of bilateral hearing loss, right hip condition, and right knee condition. The appeal was dismissed as a result.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left shoulder condition, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left hip condition due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The AOJ is instructed to obtain private treatment records relevant to his lumbar spine disability and schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his left shoulder condition.

The Veteran's bladder cancer, hypertension, Bowen's disease (skin condition), thyroid condition (hypothyroidism/hyperthyroidism), back disability, left hip disability, osteopenia/osteoporosis, and right foot vascular disorder are all granted as presumptively related to herbicide exposure. The Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities are also found to be secondary to these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral pes planus and a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has denied service connection for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, but has remanded the claims of service connection for right hip femoroacetabular joint osteoarthritis with avascular necrosis (right hip disability) and lumbar strain with degenerative changes (lower back disability).

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various conditions as secondary to left ankle condition due to an improper concurrent election in a previous appeal.

The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for fibromyalgia is dismissed.,The appeal as to the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee condition is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for hypertension and a respiratory disability have been withdrawn. The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for low back, right hip, and psychiatric disabilities (PTSD).

The Veteran's left foot, right foot, left hip, and right hip disabilities are granted as service-connected. The Veteran's right shoulder disability is also granted as service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including a left hip disability, tinnitus, migraines, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, right shoulder and left shoulder disabilities, right hip disability, vertigo, right knee disability, left ankle and right ankle disabilities, left foot and right foot disabilities have been dismissed. The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss has been granted.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea syndrome, frequent falls and unbalance, headaches, right shoulder disability, back disability, left hip disability, and left knee disability. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during service or were linked to service.,VA examinations and etiology opinions found no link between the Veteran's current diagnoses of sleep apnea syndrome and frequent falls and unbalance with his military service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for cervical spine, right shoulder, removal of ribs, lumbar spine, and right hip disabilities as the Veteran did not timely file a Notice of Disagreement within one year after receiving the November 2017 rating decision.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds that tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, anxiety disorder, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and right knee disability are related to active service. The remaining issues remain pending.

The Veteran's left hip condition is being remanded for further evaluation due to insufficient opinions regarding its relationship to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his left ankle and back conditions.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations provided were inadequate and remands are required to obtain medical opinions with sufficient detail and rationale, so the Board's evaluation of the claimed disabilities can be a fully informed one.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for bilateral flat feet with plantar fasciitis has been dismissed.,A 10 percent rating, but no higher, is granted for left-sided shin splints and right-sided shin splints.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for sleep apnea, asthma, and right lung granulomatous disease have been dismissed. The Veteran's bilateral hip disability, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and right carpal tunnel syndrome have been granted.,The Veteran's bilateral hand arthritis has also been granted.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and right knee disabilities due to secondary service connection. The Veteran contends his current conditions are related to his service-connected right leg disabilities.