BVA Decisions on Hip

285 real veterans-appeals decisions on VA disability claims involving hip — Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) decisions, each labeled with its court. Each links to the full decision, reasoning, and citations.

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• CAVCCase 96-1214 — Denied / Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded February 11, 1999
  In the May 28, 1996, BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied service connection for wounds of the lower extremities, frostbite of the feet, a skin disorder of the feet, heari...
• CAVCCase 94-503 — Affirmed November 5, 1997
  Savage, appeals a March 16, 1994, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) that denied a claim of service connection for a right hip disability after determining t...
• CAVCCase 93-1220 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded August 1, 1996
  In a September 1978 BVA decision, the Board denied service connection for a back disability....
• CAVCCase 94-661 — Denied / Reversed / Vacated March 7, 1997
  In order to conduct meaningful research, the veteran must provide the "who, what, where[,] and when" of each stressor....
• CAVCCase 94-0927 — Affirmed / Reversed January 27, 1997
  As was the case in Ramey, the BVA decision here was issued prior to the Combee opinion, and the BVA failed to address the question of direct service connection....
• CAVCCase 97-1534 — Vacated February 17, 1999
  STEINBERG, Judge: The appellant, veteran Joe Elkins, appeals through counsel a May 6, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) that determined that new and m...
• CAVCCase 02-1077 — Vacated / Denied April 14, 2005
  In an addendum, the VA physician opined: This veteran's CAD is more likely than not related to both his long[]standing smoking and his [hypertension (HPT)]....
• CAVCCase 90-0818 — Unknown April 12, 1995
  In a July 1988 decision, the RO determined that the veteran had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen his claim because no medical records had shown a right-leg injury ...
• CAVCCase 94-1080 — Affirmed / Granted / Vacated November 26, 1996
  Subsequently, the RO and then the Board denied service connection for residuals of a head injury....
• CAVCCase 92-1347 — Affirmed June 21, 1994
  Glynn, had not submitted new and material evidence regarding his claim for service connection for a back condition, and thus refused to reopen this previously and finally denied cl...
• CAVCCase 97-1192 — Dismissed / Affirmed / Vacated Sep 6, 2000
  The appellant argues as follows: (1) that the Federal Government failed to provide documentation of his exposure to Agent Orange and biological and chemical warfare agents (Argumen...
• CAVCCase 04-181 — Vacated / Remanded March 31, 2006
  Kent, through counsel, appeals an October 8, 2003, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) decision that determined that he had not presented new and material evidence to reopen ...
• CAVCCase 90-744 — Denied / Vacated / Remanded April 28, 1992
  We find that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Secretary) prevented the veteran from presenting new and material evidence to reopen his claim by failing to fulfill the VA's duty t...
• BVACase 08-3983 — Denied / Affirmed
  DVA informed Akers that her claim could only be reopened if she submitted new and material evidence....
• BVACase 08-2236 — Unknown
  Richard Hime appeals from the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (“the Veter- ans Court”) holding that the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) had...
• BVACase 08-0089 — Vacated
  Bond argued that his February 1998 submission was actually new and material evidence relating to the earlier, May 1997, rating decision and should have been assessed as such by the...
• CAVCCase 91-1288 — Denied May 27, 1994
  KRAMER, Judge: Appellant, Gool Counts, appeals the April 15, 1991, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that new and material evidence had not...
• CAVCCase 91-1665 — Vacated / Remanded March 30, 1995
  The issue presented by this appeal is whether the Secretary's imposition by regulation of a causal nexus requirement, i....
• CAVCCase 93-388 — Affirmed / Vacated December 13, 1994
  Duran, appeals from a January 28, 1993, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which determined that since he had failed to submit new and material evidence rega...
• CAVCCase 93-644 — Dismissed / Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded April 14, 1995
  In February 1987, the RO confirmed its October 1986 denial of service connection for heart disease, finding that the evidence submitted was "not new and material"....
• CAVCCase 93-1111 — Affirmed / Vacated / Denied / Reversed / Remanded June 26, 1995
  A February 2, 1988, VA letter, notifying the veteran that her appeal period had expired and that new and material evidence was needed to reopen her claim, was sent to her at the Wa...
• CAVCCase 89-53 — Denied / Granted October 12, 1990
  Section 4061(a)(4) provides that the Court may set aside a finding of material fact by the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) only if such finding is "clearly erroneous....
• CAVCCase 95-232 — Reversed October 1, 1996
  An August 1986 RO decision stated that "no new and material evidence [had been] submitted which would warrant reversal of prior denial....
• CAVCCase 94-322 — Remanded May 14, 1996
  A July 1992 RO decision on remand from the Board concluded that the evidence of record 7 did not "establish that [the appellant] met the definition of insanity as provided in 38 C....
• BVACase 240530-443263 — Denied / Remanded April 15, 2025
  Establishing service connection generally requires (1) evidence of a current disability; (2) evidence of in-service incurrence or aggravation of a disease or injury; and (3) eviden...
• CAVCCase 92-144 — Granted / Affirmed October 7, 1993
  MANKIN, Judge: Joe Elkins appeals the October 16, 1991, Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) decision which determined that new and material evidence had not been submitted to...
• BVACase 22061364 — Granted / Denied / Remanded November 2, 2022
  Establishing direct service connection generally requires (1) medical evidence of a current disability; (2) medical, or in certain circumstances, lay evidence of in-service occurre...
• CAVCCase 93-1203 — Vacated October 20, 1995
  3 The Board found that the evidence did not establish that "the veteran's heart disease manifested by systolic murmur was incurred or aggravated during active service"....
• CAVCCase 98-772 — Affirmed September 20, 1999
  In a rating decision of November 1994, the VA regional office (RO) confirmed and continued the denial of the appellant's claim for service connection for residuals of a head injury...
• BVACase 95-454 — Granted / Dismissed / Vacated
  Furthermore, though not explicitly mentioned in Cruz, the standards set forth in Cruz are consistent with the Board’s own regulation that places the burden on the claimant to estab...
• CAVCCase 92-970 — Unknown April 17, 1996
  On May 21, 1992, the Board denied a schedular evaluation greater than 10% for the service- connected left mandible condition but granted an additional 10% evaluation for that condi...
• CAVCCase 92-622 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded March 6, 1995
  The appellant has filed a brief requesting that the Court vacate the Board's decision denying his claims for back condition and arthritis, reverse the Board's finding that the evid...
• CAVCCase 03-1345 — Vacated / Remanded January 26, 2006
  He argues that the Board decision is clearly erroneous and should be reversed....
• CAVCCase 01-467 — Affirmed / Reversed / Remanded / Vacated October 22, 2003
  First, the Board found that, with respect to the MGs in the appellant's left shoulder, the evidence shows that the residuals of the GSW to the left shoulder involve only MG I and n...
• CAVCCase 04-0140 — Affirmed September 11, 2006
  In May 1982, a VA regional office (RO) denied him entitlement to service connection for his heart-related conditions on the grounds that there was no evidence in his service medica...
• CAVCCase 91-1682 — Vacated / Denied March 12, 1993
  Because the Court concludes that the BVA failed to fulfill its statutory duty to assist appellant in developing his claim for service connection for PTSD pursuant to 38 U....
• CAVCCase 99-132 — Affirmed / Vacated / Remanded / Dismissed August 16, 2000
  In May 1970, a VA regional office (VARO) determined that the appellant's schizophrenia was not related to his military service....
• CAVCCase 94-764 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated April 29, 1997
  In a December 1987 decision, the Board denied the § 351 DIC claim, finding that the "veteran's death was irrespective of the treatment provided and any factor arising from the trea...
• CAVCCase 96-1669 — Granted / Affirmed March 16, 1999
  FARLEY, Judge: On November 27, 1996, the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) issued a decision which (1) incorporated by reference a 1995 Board determination that new and mat...
• CAVCCase 03-1828 — Vacated November 2, 2005
  The matter was returned to the Board in June 2002, and again the Board denied Mr....
• CAVCCase 97-828 — Granted / Denied / Vacated March 30, 1999
  In the 1997 BVA decision here on appeal, the Board denied the PTSD claim because it was "based on noncombat-related unverified stressors", and because corroboration of an in-servic...
• CAVCCase 02-2259 — Reversed / Remanded / Vacated April 19, 2005
  In an April 1977 decision, the Board found that his multiple-joint arthritis, other than that of his left knee, was not incurred while in service, aggravated by service, or caused ...
• CAVCCase 96-1637 — Vacated / Denied / Dismissed / Granted Sep 15, 2000
  In addition, the Board noted that in order for the appellant to qualify for DIC the veteran must have been in receipt of a 100% rating for 5 10 years prior to his death and that, i...
• BVACase 20005180 — Granted / Denied / Remanded September 24, 2024
  14-09 226A DATE: September 24, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for a low back disorder is reopened and to this extent onl...
• CAVCCase 94-169 — Vacated / Remanded August 9, 1995
  The Board concluded that there was no evidence that the appellant experienced hearing loss during service....
• CAVCCase 92-1391 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated April 8, 1994
  The appellant claims the Board erred in declining to reopen his claim for a low-back disorder as caused by either an in-service injury or as secondary to an in-service appendectomy...
• BVACase 230405-336506 — Denied / Granted / Remanded October 7, 2025
  The Board must assess the credibility and weight of all the evidence, including the medical evidence, to determine its probative value, accounting for the evidence which it finds t...
• CAVCCase 01-1917 — Remanded / Affirmed / Vacated / Granted March 3, 2006
  § 7261(b)(2), lead to the following conclusions: (1) In Dingess, the Board erred in not providing adequate notice on how to substantiate a TDIU claim, and, applying the rule of pre...
• CAVCCase 91-1688 — Unknown September 16, 1993
  In its July 1991 decision, the Board denied service connection for (1) defective hearing of the left ear, (2) residuals of an injury to the right index finger, (3) pseudofolliculit...
• CAVCCase 96-1624 — Affirmed July 21, 1998
  The Board concluded that the veteran did not suffer from any disability as a result of the administration of LSD-25....
• CAVCCase 94-850 — Vacated October 7, 1996
  In the August 3, 1994, BVA decision here on appeal, the Board concluded that the veteran had not submitted a well-grounded claim for service connection for Crohn's disease....
• BVACase 23007415 — Granted / Denied / Remanded February 6, 2023
  18-30 679 DATE: February 6, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is reopened, and to that extent o...
• CAVCCase 97-1178 — Remanded / Denied / Reversed / Vacated August 17, 1999
  In an April 1978 BVA decision, the Board denied increased ratings for the veteran's already service-connected Pott's disease (inactive and previously rated as 60% disabling pursuan...
• CAVCCase 90-858 — Reversed / Remanded / Denied / Granted August 19, 1992
  The Court holds that the Board's conclusion that November 9, 1984, is the appropriate date for the assignment of a 20% disability rating was clearly erroneous, that the Board faile...
• BVACase 23012576 — Denied / Granted / Remanded March 1, 2023
  New and material evidence has not been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic migraine headaches, and the claim to reopen is denied....
• CAVCCase 95-0465 — Affirmed April 21, 1997
  NEBEKER, Chief Judge: The appellant, Ann Marciniak, appeals a March 27, 1995, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which found that new and material evidence h...
• BVACase 08-1951 — Reversed / Remanded
  Al- though it acknowledged that he was exposed to mortar fire and had been treated for malaria while in service, the board noted that “the earliest clinical recording of hearing im...
• CAVCCase 91-1868 — Unknown November 5, 1993
  On February 23, 1981, the Board denied an increased evaluation for the service-connected right shoulder condition and denied service connection for the other conditions, including ...
• CAVCCase 97-2180 — Denied / Affirmed February 17, 1999
  FARLEY, Judge: This is an appeal from an October 1, 1997, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which, inter alia, (1) found that new and material evidence had ...
• CAVCCase 96-1574 — Affirmed / Denied November 16, 1998
  In a November 3, 1973, BVA decision, the Board determined that "[t]he veteran does not have an identifiable disease entity involving the low back, thighs[,] and legs related to the...
• CAVCCase 90-1306 — Affirmed / Granted / Denied April 28, 1993
  chronic psychiatric disorder, panic disorder, was first manifested many years after service and is not related to service....
• BVACase 23063112 — Dismissed / Granted / Remanded November 29, 2023
  New and material evidence has been received sufficient to reopen a previously denied claim for service connection of a respiratory condition, to include allergic rhinitis and sinus...
• CAVCCase 97-1321 — Vacated / Remanded / Affirmed April 2, 1999
  In addressing the tinnitus claim, the Board noted in its findings of fact that "[a] medical examiner has not documented persistent tinnitus....
• BVACase 24009973 — Granted / Denied / Remanded February 29, 2024
  20-27 542 DATE: February 29, 2024 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for a low back disorder is reopened and to this extent only,...
• CAVCCase 02-1012 — Remanded / Vacated September 3, 2004
  Army Environmental Support Group (ESG) informed the RO that both Chu Lai and Landing Zone English were attacked in 1967, but that, in order for the ESG to provide further research ...
• CAVCCase 91-266 — Denied / Remanded December 21, 1992
  Cuevas appeals from a November 9, 1990, decision of the Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA or Board) which denied his previously disallowed claim for service connection for hearing lo...
• CAVCCase 99-158 — Denied / Granted / Affirmed August 21, 2001
  RELEVANT BACKGROUND In a March 1996 decision, the Board determined that the appellant did not meet the requirements of the statutory definition of "surviving spouse," so that she w...
• BVACase 08-3834 — Unknown
  The Veterans Court affirmed the Board’s judgment because it concluded that treatise evidence submitted by Beck was insufficient to establish a nexus between his back injury and his...
• CAVCCase 90-239 — Affirmed / Denied / Reversed May 23, 1991
  The Court finds that the BVA erred in treating the evidence submitted by appellant as new and material when the Board itself concluded that the evidence was cumulative....
• CAVCCase 90-960 — Granted / Affirmed / Denied / Vacated / Remanded September 29, 1992
  Post-traumatic Stress Disorder When a veteran presents a well-grounded claim for service connection, the Secretary has a duty to assist the veteran in developing the facts pertinen...
• CAVCCase 01-1865 — Affirmed August 27, 2004
  KRAMER, Chief Judge: The appellant, through counsel, appeals an October 3, 2001, Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board or BVA) decision in which the Board denied an effective date prio...
• BVACase 06-1327 — Affirmed
  Fagan argues that the Veterans Court incorrectly interpreted the benefit of the doubt doctrine codified at 38 U....
• BVACase 23038858 — Granted / Denied / Remanded July 13, 2023
  19-09 657 DATE: July 13, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence having been received, the claim of service connection for adjustment disorder is reopened and to this extent only, the...
• CAVCCase 03-2009 — Vacated / Remanded August 22, 2006
  Roebuck does not contest the Board's 2003 finding on the issue of asbestos exposure and instead asserts that the Board erred in its 2002 determination denying service connection fo...
• CAVCCase 93-493 — Vacated February 4, 1994
  § 5107(a), that "the facts relevant to the issue on appeal have been properly and adequately developed", and that VA had complied with its statutory duty to assist....
• CAVCCase 01-575 — Reversed / Vacated July 11, 2003
  In November 1995, the Board reopened the veteran's claim based on new and material evidence, including a February 1977 VA medical record noting that the veteran had told a physicia...
• CAVCCase 92-1372 — Vacated / Affirmed December 14, 1993
  Additionally in 1984, the RO denied reopening of appellant's claim for malnutrition based on no new and material evidence, and denied service connection in the first instance for n...
• DecisionCase 09-3233 — Unknown
  The board noted that during his lifetime Burden had “provided no statements suggesting that he had consented to enter” into a common law marriage....
• CAVCCase 99-2210 — Denied December 20, 2001
  5 In a Supplemental Statement of the Case and Hearing Officer's Decision of August 1996, the RO sustained the prior finding that no new and material evidence had been submitted to ...
• BVACase 23016984 — Granted / Remanded March 19, 2023
  17-33 381 DATE: March 19, 2023 ORDER New and material evidence was received, and the petition to reopen the claim of service connection for a left ear hearing loss disability is gr...