Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claim for a right hip disability to schedule an appropriate VA examination and obtain etiological opinions regarding the condition.

The appeal for service connection and rating issues has been withdrawn by the Veteran, thus all claims are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for irritable bowel syndrome, bilateral foot fungus, and neck disability. It granted service connection for hiatal hernia as secondary to GERD and denied a higher rating for GERD.

The Board remands the service connection claims for obstructive sleep apnea, left hip disability, and right hip disability due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted restoration of a 20 percent rating for postoperative right knee injury with meniscal tear, service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and a left hip condition, but remanded increased rating claims for lumbar radiculopathy and postoperative right knee injury.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hip conditions, finding no evidence of a causal relationship between the current disabilities and in-service incidents. The claim for sinusitis was remanded due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip condition, flat feet, arthritis, hearing loss, and sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disability, as there was no evidence of a current diagnosis at any time during the pendency of the claim. The claims for right ankle, left hip, and left foot disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including psychiatric disorders, right hip disability, shin splints, upper respiratory infections, low back and cervical spine disabilities, as well as radiculopathy and sciatica in the lower extremities. The only positive decision was a 10 percent rating granted for eustachian tube dysfunction with vertigo.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot arthritis was granted, while the claim for an epidermal inclusion cyst was dismissed. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tension headaches and low back condition as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder, and granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder. Several foot and other disabilities were remanded for further evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip and back condition, as well as the TDIU claim, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various left lower extremity disabilities and a TDIU, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and a left hip condition due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to provide VA examinations.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease (claimed as asthma) but denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, left foot pes planus with bilateral hammer toes, foot fungus, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right hip condition. The Board also dismissed claims for service connection that were not ripe for review.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the hips are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right hip disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance. Other claims were remanded.