Hip — all decisions

The Board denied service connection for arthritis, a right hip disability, and a left hip disability. The 10 percent ratings for the left and right wrist disabilities were also denied.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the awards of higher ratings and service connection were dismissed as they constituted impermissible, free-standing, earlier effective claims.

The Board remands the matter for an additional medical opinion to address the etiology of the Veteran's left hip disability, specifically regarding whether it was aggravated by his service-connected right knee and/or left knee disabilities.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and increased ratings, granted a 20 percent rating for left femoral nerve neuralgia, and granted a 50 percent rating prior to October 7, 2022, for adjustment disorder with depressed mood, insomnia disorder and somatic symptom disorder.

The Board granted service connection for a right hip disability, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions due to deficiencies in the record and VA's duty to assist.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of September 14, 2009, for Special Monthly Compensation based on the need for aid and attendance (SMC A&A).

The Board denied service connection for left hip, right hip, right knee, left knee, and lumbar spine disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions began during active service or were otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include sleep disorder, and increased evaluations for various musculoskeletal conditions due to insufficient evidence of current disabilities.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for various conditions, as a statement of the case has not yet been issued.

The Board denied service connection for several foot, hip, neck, and shoulder disabilities but granted service connection for right and left shoulder strains with impingement syndrome and degenerative arthritis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for right hip condition, left hip condition, and bilateral hearing loss due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for cervical spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities to obtain additional medical evidence.

The Board granted service connection for a left hip and right knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability, but denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 10 percent rating for a right wrist sprain.

The Board dismissed all appeals for service connection of various conditions, including insomnia, asthma, migraines, sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, hypertension, bilateral hearing loss disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, clavicle and shoulder disabilities, arm and leg radiculopathies, hip and knee disabilities, ankle disabilities, shin splints, and plantar fasciitis.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for a compensable rating for erectile dysfunction and additional special monthly compensation, and remanded several service connection and increased rating claims.

The Board denied service connection for neck, low back, left hip, and right hip disabilities as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by active military service.

The Board remands the matter for an adequate medical opinion to determine whether the Veteran's left hip disability is related to his service, including a January 1986 left hip trauma.

The appeal was denied for left lower extremity radiculopathy/sciatica and remanded for low back disability, right lower extremity radiculopathy/sciatica, left hip disability, right hip disability, and respiratory disability.