Hip decisions — 2005

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's left hip condition, finding that it is causally related to an injury in service.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to determine the etiology of the veteran's left hip disability and whether it is related to her service-connected disabilities.

The veteran does not have a diagnosed right ankle, shoulder, low back, hip, or knee disability. He also does not have residuals of chlorine gas exposure for which service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed right hip, right shoulder, back, right knee, and left knee disabilities due to lack of evidence supporting a current disability or a link to active service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right heel spurs, right hip condition, right knee condition, low back condition, and right shoulder condition are all secondary to his service-connected residuals of strain to the medial plantar ligament involving the first metatarsal joint of the right foot. The decision is mixed as some conditions have been granted while others were denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right knee and bilateral hip disabilities, finding that new evidence did not warrant reopening his claim for left knee disability. The Board also determined that any current conditions were not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and the provision of relevant medical records.

The Board has denied service connection for left hip disability, hammertoes of the left foot, and numbness of the right foot and fingertips as secondary to service-connected residuals of shell fragment wound of the right ankle with secondary fracture of the right tibia and fibula.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current left hip disability and finds that her claimed left hip disability is not related to her service-connected ankle disability. Therefore, the claim for service connection for a left hip disability is denied.

The VA has not reviewed the veteran's service medical records, which are necessary to decide his claim for a right hip disability. The case is being remanded so that these records can be obtained.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed low back and hip disabilities are not service-connected, as there is no evidence of a current disability during service or that any current disability is related to service. The claim for secondary service connection was also denied.

The Board determined that the veteran's left hip disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not proximately due to or the result of a service-connected disability, thus denying her claim.

The veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the case is dismissed.

The Board has denied service connection for hip, knee, and ankle disabilities as not currently demonstrated or shown. The veteran's claims have been reopened due to submission of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not currently have neck, left ankle, or bilateral hip disabilities that are a residual of service. The claims for these conditions were denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD, a bilateral hip disability, and disabilities of the low back, upper spine, neck, and shoulders. The claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for a right thigh and knee disability is also denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right elbow, left elbow, right knee, hip, eye injuries, and hearing loss. The ratings for his right clavicle fracture residuals and right index finger injury were also not granted.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA clinical records and scheduling a VA orthopedic examination to determine if the veteran's current right hip disability and shell fragment wounds are related to service.

The Board denied service connection for low back pain and a left hip condition as secondary to the service-connected disability of left leg sensory deficit of the saphenous nerve, finding no direct or secondary nexus between these conditions and the service-connected disability.