Hip decisions — 2002

The Board denied the veteran's claim to reopen his service connection for a left hip disability, finding that the new evidence did not bear directly and substantially on the issue of service connection.

The veteran does not meet the requirements for eligibility for improved disability pension benefits due to insufficient service and lack of a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability and a low back disability, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The VA examiner opined that it was highly unlikely that these disabilities were caused by or related to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims of service connection for low back disability, right hip disability, and bilateral hand disability due to a lack of evidence connecting these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right hip or left knee disability, and any complaints are not related to service-connected conditions. Therefore, the claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back disability is secondary to his service-connected right knee disability, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Board found that the appellant does not have a diagnosed right hip disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for an effective date earlier than September 29, 1996 for service connection of left knee and left hip disabilities due to lack of evidence submitted prior to that date.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and an increased rating for patella dislocation, left knee. The evidence did not support a finding of current hip disability related to active service or service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating for the veteran's service-connected right hip disability, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that there is no evidence linking the appellant's current right hip disability to his military service, specifically the injury he sustained during ACDUTRA in August 1987. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board found no connection between the veteran's current bilateral hip disability, including meralgia paresthetica and trochanteric bursitis, and his service-connected knee or low back disorder. The claim for secondary service connection was denied.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right hip disability and denied the claim for an increased evaluation for nasal fracture residuals. The veteran's current symptoms are attributed to his service-connected lumbar arthritis.

The veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, left hip disability, left leg disability, back disability, nicotine dependence, and prostate cancer as due to nicotine dependence or asbestos exposure are all denied. The claim for a total rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disability is also denied.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and a back disability, both claimed as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right knee disability.

The Board found that the veteran's low back disability was aggravated by his service-connected Morton's neuroma with metatarsalgia, thus establishing service connection on the basis of aggravation. The right hip disability is not considered separate and distinct from the radiculopathy associated with the low back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, as claimed as secondary to his service-connected right knee disability. The evidence did not support the existence of a current right hip disability.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal regarding the increased evaluation for residuals of left femur fracture and the effective date prior to June 12, 2000.

The Board found that the veteran's back and hip disability was not incurred or aggravated by service, and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right leg and hip disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, as there is no evidence of an inservice injury and the current conditions are attributed to degenerative joint disease.