Hip — all decisions

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left hip and back condition, as well as the TDIU claim, due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board granted an initial disability rating of 30 percent for restrictive lung disease (claimed as asthma) but denied service connection for several other conditions, including right knee strain, left foot pes planus with bilateral hammer toes, foot fungus, seborrheic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, chronic sinusitis, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and right hip condition. The Board also dismissed claims for service connection that were not ripe for review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for left foot arthritis was granted, while the claim for an epidermal inclusion cyst was dismissed. Other claims were remanded for further development.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all service connection claims, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review them.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left ankle condition and a left hip condition due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error, specifically the failure to provide VA examinations.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various disabilities to correct duty to assist errors, including obtaining outstanding VA and private medical records, verifying a claimed in-service stressor, and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various left lower extremity disabilities and a TDIU, as there was no evidence to support a link between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board granted service connection for right hip, left hip, right shoulder, left shoulder, and right elbow conditions.,The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and respiratory condition with chest pain.,The Board denied initial compensable ratings for tinea unguium (onychomycosis) of toenails and upper extremity scars.,The Board remanded claims for dermatitis, bilateral hands and feet, bilateral pes planus, and acquired hemolytic anemia.

The Board granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that the evidence was in approximate balance. Other claims were remanded.

The Board remands the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the hips are proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip condition and a left shoulder condition, as secondary to his service-connected total right knee replacement residuals.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for lumbar spine, right and left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right hip disabilities to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.

The Board granted a 30 percent disability rating for TBI residuals, a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with TBI, and a 50 percent disability rating for headaches.

The Board granted a timely notice of disagreement (NOD) for the denial of service connection for eustachian tube dysfunction, a left hip condition, and thrombocytopenia.

The Board restored the 40 percent rating for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability effective April 12, 2024 and denied a higher rating. The left and right hip service connection claims were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for low back disability and left hip disability, both secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left and right knee joint osteoarthritis.

The Board denied service connection for depression, peptic ulcer, bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, bilateral ankle condition, bilateral elbow condition, foot condition, bilateral hip condition, bilateral knee condition, and bilateral wrist condition as the persuasive weight of the evidence indicated these conditions were not etiologically related to active service.

The Board granted service connection for a right knee condition (claimed as meniscal tear with chondromalacia patellae) and remanded the claims for service connection for right hip, left hip, middle back, and lower back conditions.

The Board granted higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected neck, right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right and left upper extremity radiculopathy, left hip (extension, flexion, abduction), right hip (extension, flexion, abduction), left knee (flexion), right knee (flexion), and left ankle (dorsiflexion, plantar flexion) disabilities, but denied higher ratings for the Veteran's service-connected low back disability.

The Board denied service connection for several musculoskeletal disabilities and remanded the claim for a lumbar spine disability for readjudication, while also remanding claims for other musculoskeletal conditions.