Hip Board decisions

The Board denied an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for a left hip disability prior to March 30, 2015, and granted a separate 10 percent evaluation under DC 5253 for impairment of the left thigh.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities and an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss, as the evidence did not support a finding of current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for various disabilities of the right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, left hip, right knee, and left knee, as there was no evidence of additional disability caused by VA care or treatment.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for sciatica, left hip condition, lumbosacral strain, and PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus, a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for the right hip and wrist disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for tinnitus and remanded the claims for bilateral foot condition, left ankle pain, left hip condition as secondary to bilateral foot condition, and low back condition as secondary to bilateral foot condition.

The Veteran's schizoaffective disorder was granted a rating of 100 percent as of May 10, 2022, but no earlier. The effective date for the evaluation of the left and right ankle disabilities were granted prior to January 6, 2022.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and left hip condition, but denied service connection for a right shoulder condition, hypertension, right hip condition, and skin condition with recurring callouses.

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

The Board denied an initial compensable rating for unspecified anxiety disorder and granted a 10 percent rating, but no higher, for shin splints. The claims for service connection for a jaw condition, headaches, left hip condition, and right hip condition were remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, left hip, right knee, left knee, and left ankle disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip condition, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected knee conditions.

The claims for service connection and increased rating are remanded to obtain additional medical opinions that address the issues of secondary causation and aggravation, as well as the impact of medication on the severity of the Veteran's lumbosacral strain.

The appeal for an evaluation in excess of 60 percent from March 1, 2021 for right knee degenerative changes status post right total knee replacement was denied. The issues related to the right hip and low back were remanded for further examination.

The Board remands the appeal for an addendum opinion to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right hip disability, as well as whether it was caused or aggravated by service-connected disabilities.

The Board granted a separate evaluation for right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the lumbar spine disability, but remanded issues related to an increased rating for the lumbar spine and service connection for a right hip disability.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for a bilateral foot disability, left knee disability, and right hip disability due to untimely submission of VA Form 10182.

The Board remands the claim for a new VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's contentions and determine the nature and etiology of his right hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's neck, right shoulder and clavicle, right hip, left knee, right knee, and right wrist disabilities as they were found to be a result of willful misconduct during active duty.

The Veteran has withdrawn the entire appeal, and all claims have been dismissed.