Hip Board decisions

The Board remands all service connection claims for further development and to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board denied service connection for right ear hearing loss due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability at a level qualifying as a VA compensation disability. The claims for service connection for cervical spine, left shoulder, low back, left hip, right and left knee, and right and left ankle disabilities were remanded for further development.

The Board granted readjudication of the claim for a right foot disability and denied claims for service connection for headache disorder, erectile dysfunction, diabetes, gout, hypertension, heart disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, peripheral arterial disease, back disability, bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and remanded several other claims.

The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for left hip condition, lumbar spine condition, and right hip condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, to include PTSD. The claims for service connection for a low back and left hip disability as secondary to service-connected disabilities of the right shoulder and/or left knee were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, but remanded the claims for left hip and low back disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for both the right and left hip conditions as there was no evidence showing that these conditions had their onset in service or were otherwise etiologically related to service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism and remanded several claims, while dismissing or denying the rest.

The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including ankle, foot, back, and various musculoskeletal issues due to the lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip, left hip, and left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee degenerative joint disease.

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability as being secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability due to an inadequate medical opinion.

The Board remands the issues of service-connection for left and right hip conditions with pain to ensure full compliance with the statutory duty to assist.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability and a left hip disability, both including tendinopathy. The TBI claim was denied.

The veteran withdrew the appeal for service connection for multiple conditions, including hearing loss, facial scars, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, skin condition, sleep apnea, and various musculoskeletal issues.

The Veteran withdrew appeals for service connection of multiple conditions and a higher rating for tinnitus, resulting in the dismissal of all claims.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus, a left hand disability, residuals status post right boxer fracture of the fifth finger, and a bilateral hip disability. The effective date for the grants of service connection for certain conditions was set to October 28, 2020.

The appeal for service connection for a right hip disability was withdrawn by the Veteran, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review it.

The Board remands the case to perform an audit of the Veteran's account and ensure he has been paid all due compensation for his service-connected conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for osteoarthritis of the left knee, right hip condition, and left hip condition as additional development is needed to address whether the Veteran's service-connected right knee osteoarthritis aggravated his left knee and both hip conditions.