Hip Board decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, specifically related to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations without good cause.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability and right hip disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied entitlement to higher initial ratings for existing disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for GERD and denied a compensable rating for allergic rhinitis, while remanding claims for lumbar spine and left hip disabilities.

The appeal was denied for higher ratings and remanded for service connection of various conditions.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy. The claims for other disabilities were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right ankle and right hip conditions to correct a duty to assist error by scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between any of the claimed conditions and the Veteran's active military service.

The Board granted the appeals seeking an effective date of August 10, 2021, for the awards of service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and low back strain with arthritis and instability.

The veteran's appeals for service connection for several conditions were dismissed. However, the veteran was granted a total disability evaluation due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 26, 2015.

The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection of right knee and hip conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a tonsil disability was denied. The claims for back, right shoulder, left shoulder, right hip, and headache disabilities were remanded for further examination.

The veteran was granted service connection for erectile dysfunction but denied for left elbow disability. The rating for neck disability and PTSD were not increased, and several other conditions were remanded for further review.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection of left and right hip conditions. The Veteran will undergo a new VA examination to explore the nature and etiology of his bilateral hip condition.

The veteran's claim for a higher rating for tinnitus was denied. All other claims were remanded for further evaluation.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions and denied an increased rating for degenerative disc disease with lumbosacral strain.

The Board granted a 50 percent evaluation for obstructive sleep apnea but denied a compensable evaluation for erectile dysfunction. The remaining issues are remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and increased ratings for his service-connected PTSD, headaches, lumbosacral strain, right hip disability, left hip disability, and cervical strain.

The Board granted service connection for left and right hip degenerative joint disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus, plantar fasciitis of both feet.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a chronic right shoulder pain disability, and remanded claims for left wrist, left hip, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities.