Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and records.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but remanded the claims for a right hip condition and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board remands the claims for a left hip disability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for a recurrent left hip disability and Type II diabetes mellitus to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claims.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, a mid/lower back disability, a right knee disability, a neck disability, a left shoulder disability, a left hip disability, a right hip disability, and migraine headaches.

The Board denied service connection for a ganglion cyst of the left wrist, bilateral flatfoot, right hip disability, and left hip disability as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition, a right shoulder condition, and a right wrist condition, all related to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal regarding the claims for service connection for prostate cancer and related hip conditions was dismissed by his attorney.

The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected left hip disability, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for bursitis of the right hip, left and right hip conditions, and alcohol abuse.

The Board denied service connection for back disability, left foot plantar fasciitis, respiratory condition, skin condition, left leg shin splints, right leg shin splints, left knee disability, left leg arthritis, right knee disability, and right leg arthritis. However, the Veteran's claim for migraine headaches was granted.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right and left hip disability, to include as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine disability, for further development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, left hip, and right hip disabilities to the AOJ for further development.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction as secondary to hypertensive heart disease and chronic prostatitis with enlarged prostate, but denied service connection for cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities.

The Board remands the service connection claims for various disabilities due to a lack of information regarding a potential defect in the VA.gov platform and the need for updated treatment records.

The Veteran's service connection for a cervical spine disability was granted, while other claims for increased ratings were denied.

The Board denied service connection for multiple musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a link between any of these conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board denied service connection for left hip, left knee, right hand (thumb and fingers), and left shoulder disabilities as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period. The lumbar strain with hyperlordosis and disc narrowing is remanded for further consideration.

The appeal for service connection of multiple conditions has been withdrawn by the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II with erectile dysfunction, left foot peripheral neuropathy of the sciatic nerve, and hypertension, effective from November 2, 2022. Other claims were denied.