Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for a disability rating in excess of 10 percent for service-connected left and right knee strains, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, a left ankle disability, tinnitus, and a right hip disability due to deficiencies in the evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip condition and an initial compensable rating for right side facial scars.

The Board remands the claims for service connection and increased rating due to deficiencies in the VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral knee, hip, and shoulder disabilities due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions, including a colon condition, bilateral shoulder condition, right hip condition, and neck condition. The claims for left wrist, left-hand, right-hand, and asbestosis were denied.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including right hip, left knee, right knee, diabetes mellitus, erectile dysfunction, and asthma. The initial rating for asthma was also denied.

The Board granted service connection for skin cancer and a 50 percent disability rating for PTSD, while dismissing claims for compensable ratings for neurodermatitis and a right hip disability, and denying an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cervical strain, tension headaches, and snapping hip syndrome to correct a duty to assist error in failing to obtain an adequate medical opinion.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip, left knee, left shoulder, lumbar spine, and left lower extremity nerve disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip arthroplasty, left hip arthroplasty, and lumbar spine degenerative disc disease status post laminectomy with residual pain to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring VA to obtain additional private medical records.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his in-service marches carrying heavy equipment and making over 40 airborne jumps.

The Veteran's appeal was withdrawn, and all claims were dismissed.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip conditions to obtain adequate medical opinions addressing the nature and etiology of these conditions, specifically considering the Veteran's lay statements.

The appeal concerning the Veteran's service connection claims for a left knee condition and right hip condition is dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board denied increased ratings for the Veteran's back and hip disabilities, as the evidence did not support higher disability ratings based on the criteria provided.

The Board granted service connection for left hip, right hip, back, and sleep apnea disabilities, as well as an initial rating of 30 percent for GERD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, left and right elbow conditions, left and right hip conditions, vision condition, and bilateral hearing loss. The claims for hypertension, an acquired psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder (MDD), a neck condition, a left shoulder condition, a left ankle condition, a right ankle condition, and a bilateral foot condition were remanded.

The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and colon polyps as they were granted in full. The claim for anal fissures was denied, while the claim for a right hip disability was remanded.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, a left sciatic nerve disability, and remanded the claim for GERD due to insufficient evidence.