Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, knee, and hip conditions due to missing personnel records that could confirm the Veteran's participation in active duty for training (ACDUTRA) or authorized travel.

The Board denied service connection for COPD due to a lack of evidence linking the condition to the Veteran's military service. The other issues related to service connection are being remanded for further development.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection and initial rating claims due to the Veteran's withdrawal of these issues.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for a right knee and right hip disability, as additional medical opinions are needed.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and bilateral shoulder disabilities, as there was no evidence of an in-service injury or disease that led to these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip disability and evaluation for muscle atrophy of the left knee due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for sinusitis, right hip disability, left hip disability, and bruxism due to incomplete or inaccurate factual predicates in previous examinations.

The Board granted service connection for a left ankle condition, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran. The decision remanded an issue regarding a left hip condition.

The Board granted service connection for hypertension, cervical spine disability, bilateral hip disability, vertigo, bilateral hamstring disability, pelvic disability, and kidney disability to include as secondary to service-connected hypertension. The Board also denied an initial compensable rating from March 17, 2010 to March 9, 2016, and in excess of 10 percent thereafter for symptoms other than painful facial scars, above right ear lateral scalp, but granted a 10 percent rating from March 9, 2016.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for various conditions due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, including back cancer - tumor, bladder cancer, Bowen's disease, also claimed as carcinoma and skin condition, gastroenteritis, broken spine disc, also claimed as back pain and thoracic fracture (claimed as low back disorder), high blood pressure, hyperthyroidism, also claimed as thyroid condition, left hip condition, osteopenia/osteoporosis, peptic ulcer, also claimed as stomach ulcers, right foot vascular disorder, and sinusitis for further development.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral ankle disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, to include as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, for further development of the record.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for preexisting left and right foot disabilities, as well as bilateral hip disabilities, due to inadequate medical opinions that failed to consider lay evidence of record.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 10 percent for limitation of the thigh due to left hip strain and denied a compensable disability rating for limitation of extension due to left hip strain. The claims for service connection for a right hip condition, PTSD, and hemorrhoids were remanded.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD and service connection for metatarsalgia (foot pain) (Morton's disease) (plantar fasciitis (also claimed as foot problems) was dismissed. The remaining claims were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities, including left and right knee, hand, hip, and foot conditions, to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board denied a higher rating for tinnitus and remanded several other claims related to the veteran's disabilities, including those involving hearing loss, knee radiculopathy, and hip disability.

The Board granted service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, but denied or remanded claims for other disabilities.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a separate compensable rating for left hip strain with limited extension, a separate compensable rating for left hip strain with limited abduction/adduction, and service connection for a right hip disability.