Hip decisions — 2005

The Board has determined that further development is necessary due to conflicting evidence regarding the veteran's hip disability and his service-connected knee and foot disabilities. The case is REMANDED for additional examinations and consideration.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the service-connected left hip disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability was not incurred or aggravated during service and is not related to any in-service event, injury, or illness. The preponderance of evidence does not support a finding that the current left hip disability is linked to military service.

The Board found that the veteran's left knee disability was not incurred or aggravated during military service and denied his claim.

The Board has determined that the overpayment of $74,085.00 was not created through fraud, misrepresentation or bad faith on the part of the veteran and thus a waiver is granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for sterility, prostate cancer, a cervical spine disability, a left hip disability, and a left ankle disability. The claim for service connection for PTSD is also denied. Additionally, the RO found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen claims for service connection for kidney stones and a low back disorder.

The veteran's service-connected post-operative disability of the right fourth toe with painful callosities does not meet criteria for an increased rating beyond 10 percent.,There is no evidence that the veteran has a current disability of the right knee or hip that is related to his service-connected disability of the right fourth toe. Therefore, service connection for these disabilities secondary to the right fourth toe is denied.,Similarly, there is no evidence that the veteran has a current disability of the right ankle or lumbar spine that is related to his service-connected disability of the right fourth toe. Therefore, service connection for these disabilities secondary to the right fourth toe is also denied.

The Board has reopened the veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disability and low back disability. The claim for left hip disability is granted, while the claim for low back disability remains denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a direct link between the claimed conditions and military service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including scheduling a personal hearing and a prehearing conference.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the Dallas VAMC and requesting an opinion on whether the veteran's disabilities are related to his military service.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a hip disability attributable to his military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case to the RO for additional medical clarification regarding whether the veteran's right hip disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hip disability did not originate in service and is not otherwise causally related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's current right and left hip disabilities are not related to service, and thus denied his claims for service connection.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to the veteran's service-connected residuals of a right ankle injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed right hip disability/replacement and back disability are not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and adjudicating the claim.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability warrants a 20 percent evaluation, reflecting moderate functional impairment.

The veteran's claim for a temporary total evaluation due to surgery in June 1998 for his service-connected left hip disability requiring convalescence was denied by the Board of Veterans' Appeals.