Hip Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus and dismissed the appeals for service connection of various other conditions as well as for compensable ratings.

The Board denied the claims for service connection for low back, left hip, and right hip conditions as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that caused post-service conditions.

The Board remands all the issues for further development, including obtaining outstanding VA treatment records and providing additional forms to the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for a left and right hip disability secondary to the service-connected bilateral knee disability due to an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back condition and right hip condition as further development is needed to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board granted service connection for multiple osteoarthritis conditions, headaches, an acquired psychiatric disorder, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, and gout based on the evidence showing a relationship to the Veteran's active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for bladder cancer and denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for essential tremor, while remanding the other issues for further development.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and dismissed the appeal for PTSD, as well as other claims for service connection that were not supported by evidence.

The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including alopecia, bilateral bunions, wrist and hip disabilities, knee and lower extremity disabilities, depression, back disability, cyst removal of the right hand, plantar fasciitis, and a heart murmur with palpitations, as there was no evidence of current diagnoses or that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by service.

The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to March 31, 2020 for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, traumatic brain injury, thoracolumbar spine disability, and left hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for pes planus of the left foot, as there was no evidence of permanent worsening during service. The claims for a top of the foot disability and a left hip disability were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for erectile dysfunction, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and remanded claims for further development of evidence related to other conditions including GERD and low back disability.

All appeals for service connection and evaluations of various conditions were dismissed as duplicative, with decisions already issued in January 2025.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral foot condition, left hip condition, and stomach condition due to insufficient evidence.

The Board remands the claims for a back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left and right hip disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, right knee condition, left knee condition, and right hip condition for readjudication by the AOJ in light of new evidence.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle and knee disabilities, but remanded the claims for left knee and hip disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board granted service connection for right and left hip disabilities, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative disc disease, increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, service connection for bilateral hip conditions, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board denied service connection for a right ankle condition and remanded the claims for bilateral pes planus, low back condition manifested by pain, and left hip condition to include bursitis.