Hip — all decisions

The Board granted an effective date of January 12, 2022, for the award of service connection for sinusitis and irritable bowel syndrome but denied a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss from February 17, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as they are not related to active service.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition and an initial evaluation in excess of 50 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) based on the evidence not supporting a current disability or in-service incurrence.

The Board denied service connection for right wrist, left wrist, right hip, left hip, and right ankle disabilities but granted service connection for right knee and left knee patellar instability. The claims for a right shoulder, right elbow, and left elbow disability were remanded.

The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication, including obtaining new evidence and opinions.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip disability, back disability, and scars as secondary to knee or back surgery due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service. The claim for skin condition was remanded.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition, back condition, and right ankle strain as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected right knee condition.

The Board denied service connection for right upper extremity neuropathy, to include as secondary to a right elbow condition and denied increased ratings for the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The Board also remanded several claims for further development.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability, lumbar spine disability, and erectile dysfunction as the conditions were not shown to be related to the Veteran's period of service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left foot, left hip condition, and right hip condition to obtain adequate medical opinions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability, non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, and bilateral knee disability to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left and right knee disabilities, but denied increased ratings for cervical spine, right knee, left knee (meniscal tear status post meniscal repair), and left knee (limitation of motion) disabilities. A 10 percent rating was granted for the left knee scar.,The Board remanded the claim for service connection for sleep apnea for further development.

The Veteran's service connection for headaches was granted, while the claims for tinnitus and various musculoskeletal conditions were denied or remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for left femoral acetabular impingement syndrome, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and active duty.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip condition as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected scapulohumeral dystrophy.

The Board denied the veteran's appeal for service connection for left hip condition and tinnitus due to untimely filing of the appeal requests.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a lumbar spine disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes planus with plantar fasciitis due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board denied service connection for tension headaches and eye surgery, granted a 10 percent evaluation for the right leg scar, and remanded several other issues related to service connection.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a mental health condition, claimed as depression with anxiety, due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right knee, left knee, and right hip conditions as there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active military service.