Hip — all decisions

The Board granted service connection for a left hip disability, right hip disability, and left knee disability, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board granted service connection for multiple disabilities, including right and left hip, elbow, ankle, knee, wrist, and lower back conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service trauma.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, except for bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome which was granted.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right femoral osteomyelitis, a right hip disability, a right knee disability, and a lumbar spine disability as the Veteran's additional disabilities were not due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment, or some other instance of fault on the part of VA, or because of an event that was not reasonably foreseeable.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for the purpose of providing the Veteran with notice concerning his right to a hearing as provided by 38 C.F.R. § 3.103(b)(1) and (d)(1).

The Board granted service connection for a mental health disorder and TDIU, but denied service connection for various wrist, hip, and knee disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a thoracic spine disability and remanded the claims for bilateral hip, left sciatic radicular pain, headaches, and cervicothoracic spine disabilities.

The Board granted service connection for right knee, left hip, and right hip disabilities as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board remanded the claims for service connection and increased ratings of bilateral knee, hip, foot conditions due to an inadequate VA examination.

The Board denied an initial compensable disability rating for tinea pedis and onychomycosis, finding that the Veteran's condition did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, right hip disability, left hip disability, and right knee disability to obtain new VA examinations as to the nature and etiology of the claimed disabilities.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for all service connection and increased rating claims, including carpal tunnel syndrome, allergic rhinitis, bilateral hearing loss, left eye, left elbow, left hip, left shoulder, hemorrhoids, headaches, back, neck, hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, and prediabetes.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, right hip disability, left hip disability, lumbar strain and sacroiliac joint pain with left lower extremity radiation, and right great toe ingrown toenail and onychomycosis as the evidence did not show a causal relationship between these conditions and the Veteran's military service.

The Board remands the service connection claims for hearing loss, right index finger disability, low back disability, left and right hip disabilities, and left and right knee disabilities to provide the Veteran with proper notice of his right to a hearing before the AOJ.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues, including service connection and increased ratings for left hip strain and a right hip disability.

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

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and left knee meniscectomy, but remanded the claims for a low back disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability.

The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for failure to timely file a notice of disagreement within one year of the rating decisions.

The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and denied it for a left ankle sprain. The remaining claims for left and right hip disabilities, as well as lower back strain, were remanded for further development.

The Board remands the claims for initial compensable disability ratings for right and left hip and thigh disabilities due to inadequate VA examination.