Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, left hip, right shoulder, and left shoulder disabilities due to duty to assist errors.

The appeal for service connection for hearing loss, abdominal pain, and a left eye disorder was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement. The appeals for other conditions were denied based on lack of evidence linking them to service.

The Board dismissed all claims for service connection and increased ratings due to the Veteran's death.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension due to herbicide exposure and denied service connection for diabetes mellitus. Rheumatoid arthritis, a left hip condition, tongue cancer, and neck cancer were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for right hip disability, left hip disability, and bilateral pes planus. The claims for an increased rating for PTSD, back disability, tension headaches, OSA, right shoulder disability, and onychomycosis with tinea pedis were remanded.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to address evidence of minimal degenerative changes in the right hip from April 2012 and ensure substantial compliance with prior remand instructions.

The Board granted service connection for a back disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, and both lower extremity radiculopathies but denied an increased rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board denied service connection for left hip disability, to include as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection and increased rating claims, thus the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.

The appeal concerning service connection for a rib fracture was dismissed due to the Veteran not timely filing a VA Form 10182 with the July 2022 rating decision appealed herein. The other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for degenerative arthritis of the cervical spine and bilateral hip disabilities to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for COPD, sleep apnea, left hand numbness, right hand numbness, type II diabetes, left foot numbness, right foot numbness, a right knee condition, a left hip condition, a right hip condition, and coronary artery disease.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected stage IV follicular lymphoma.

The Board granted an effective date of January 14, 2021 for the right hip disability and denied earlier effective dates for left hip osteoarthritis and low back ankylosing spondylitis and degenerative arthritis. The claims for increased ratings and TDIU were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a back condition and right hip condition, as there was insufficient evidence to establish a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip disability, right hand disability, and left hand disability due to an inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals remands the claims for service connection for OSA, ED, HTN, acquired psychiatric disability, and right hip disability to correct duty-to-assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a toe disability and denied an increased rating for the left knee and hip disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability and a left hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including hypertension, right ankle sprain, conjunctival inclusion cyst, and others, as there was no evidence of current disability during or near the period on appeal.