Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and an acquired psychiatric disorder to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the muscle group XVII (status post gunshot wound to the right buttock) disability from May 4, 2016. The appeal seeking earlier effective dates for service connection was dismissed.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right hip and knee condition, as secondary to service-connected disabilities, due to inadequate VA medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for a bilateral hip condition secondary to the Veteran's service-connected ankylosing spondylitis of the lumbar spine, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claim for an adequate addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability aggravates his bilateral hip disabilities.

The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus is granted, while the claims for a right hip disability and left hip disability are denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and an anxiety condition with depression. The claims for service connection for bilateral knee conditions and tension headaches were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for chronic left and right wrist disabilities, but remanded the claims for other finger, thumb, hip, and back conditions due to a need for further evidence.

The Board denied service connection for syncope, a left hip disability, a left ankle disability, a right ankle disability, and hemorrhoids as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a back disability, left wrist disability, right hip disability, and bilateral flat feet due to inadequate medical opinions and missing service treatment records.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip and cervical spine conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee degenerative arthritis, while remanding the claims for service connection for other disabilities and an initial rating for left foot pes planus.

The appeal for service connection for a left hip condition was denied as new and relevant evidence had not been received to warrant readjudication.

The Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's anxiety disorder, left shoulder strain, left ankle sprain, and lumbosacral strain. The claims for service connection for bilateral hip conditions were remanded, as was a claim to dismiss special monthly compensation based on anatomical loss of creative organ.

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional evidence and opinions to address whether the Veteran's claimed conditions are related to his service or VA treatment.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, and right knee conditions as the VA medical opinions are inadequate and do not consider all relevant evidence of record including lay statements.

The Board denied service connection for both the right hip and right ankle conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or a nexus to service.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection and an earlier effective date to the Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office for issuance of a statement of the case under the legacy appeal system.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, increased ratings, and service connection, with some issues being remanded.