Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left ankle, right ankle, left hip, and left knee conditions due to a lack of evidence showing current disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip condition, finding that the evidence is at least in approximate balance regarding whether the Veteran's left hip condition is etiologically related to her active-duty service.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including the neck, back, hips, knees, ankles, and foot, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability to include degenerative joint disease, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that the condition pre-existed service and was not aggravated by it.

The appeal for service connection for a left hip disability has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left and right hip conditions, joint issues, and a back disability. The initial rating in excess of 0 percent for hypertension was also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a neck disability and remanded the claim for a left hip disability for further development.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including left elbow, shoulder, hip, and hypertension. It also granted an effective date of October 26, 2021, for the award of service connection for migraine/headaches.

The Board granted service connection for migraines and remanded the claims for cervical radiculopathy, left hip condition, and lower extremity radiculopathy for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and a low back disability as there is no evidence of current disabilities or functional impairments.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip condition as there was no evidence of an in-service event or injury that caused or is otherwise related to the claimed condition.

The Board granted service connection for a left and right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's current disabilities are related to in-service hip pain.

The Board denied service connection for left and right knee, and left and right hip disabilities but granted a 70% rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and cannabis use disorder from April 28, 2014 to September 15, 2015.

The Board granted service connection for a left knee condition and a right hip condition, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to an in-service fall from a ladder.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to the service-connected right knee disability and remanded the issue of entitlement to a higher rating for the right knee disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to duty-to-assist errors, including missing Reserve records and outstanding SSA records.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left hand, wrist, hip, and scars on wrists and shoulders.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for multiple conditions, including left and right hip, shoulder, neck, knee, and left shoulder conditions, as further development is necessary to provide appropriate VA examinations.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, granted a separate rating for neuralgia of the right sciatic nerve, and denied an initial compensable rating for chronic nasal congestion. The Board also remanded entitlement to service connection for a right hip condition.