Hip — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left knee, right knee, left hip, and right hip disability prior to the Veteran's death, as these disabilities were found to be directly related to an injury sustained during active military service.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral knee, bilateral shoulder, low back and bilateral hip disabilities based on the evidence showing that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip, right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities to obtain additional medical opinions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left shoulder disability, while remanding claims for bilateral plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis, psychiatric disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and back disability.

The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a procedural error in failing to provide the Veteran with notice of her right to a pre-decisional hearing.

The appeal for an increased rating in excess of 30 percent for left hip disability is dismissed as the issue has been rendered moot by a subsequent rating decision that granted a higher rating.

The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and remanded several service connection claims.

The Board granted a rating of 50 percent for PTSD, but no higher. The claims for service connection for low back condition and right hip trochanteric pain syndrome were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for major depressive disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active service. The claims for service connection for a left hip disability, lower back disability, and cervical spine disability were remanded.

The Board denied an increased rating higher than 20 percent for the right ankle disability and granted service connection for a right hip disability, secondary to the service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board granted service connection for a left foot disability and remanded claims for service connection for atrial fibrillation, a left knee disability, and right knee disability.

The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, to include CFS, and a left hip disability as the evidence did not support a current diagnosis or a link to service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include alcohol use disorder, unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, and PTSD was granted. Other claims for various conditions were denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability, as secondary to thoracolumbar spine strain.

The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) from March 23, 2011 to May 10, 2022, excluding the period of full-time employment from August 5, 2021 to December 4, 2021. The claims for increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities were denied.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a left knee condition to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding service treatment records.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and there are no allegations of error for appellate consideration.

The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including OSA, cervical spine condition, left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and others, but dismissed appeals for obesity, TMJ, insomnia, left elbow, and right elbow. The Board also denied an earlier effective date for a 70% rating for acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a right foot disability, as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The appeals for service connection of prostate cancer, diabetes, GERD, and hypertension were dismissed due to the RO's subsequent grant of these conditions.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a neck condition, bilateral elbow condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral ankle condition, and narcolepsy due to inadequate VA examinations and potential pre-decisional duty to assist errors.