Hip decisions — 2009

The veteran's left hip disability is not related to her military service, and therefore, service connection for a left hip disability is denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee disability, a bilateral hip disability, and a low back disability were reopened based on new and material evidence. However, the Board found that these disabilities are not secondary to his service-connected ankle disability.

The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for service-connected left hip, lumbar spine, left ulna, and left sciatic nerve radiculopathy disabilities for further development.

The veteran's right and left hip, low back, and right shoulder disabilities do not meet the criteria for higher initial ratings. Bilateral hearing loss was not incurred in or aggravated by active service.

The Board granted service connection for degenerative changes of the right hip as secondary to the veteran's service-connected low back disability and residuals of a fracture of the right tibia and fibula, extending the benefit of the doubt to the veteran.

The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine whether the veteran's left ankle, knee and hip disabilities are related to service.

The veteran's service-connected bilateral shoulder disabilities and scars do not warrant higher disability ratings, and the veteran does not have a current groin, right hip, or left knee disability.

The veteran is granted a 40 percent disability rating for scars on the thigh, knee, and calf areas of the right leg as residual to third-degree burns.

The Board denied service connection for a hip condition and low back condition as there is no evidence of current disabilities, and the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to the veteran's active military service or his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board denied entitlement to service connection for a chronic cardiac disability, hypercholesterolemia, psychiatric disability, presbyopia, hepatitis C, and bilateral hip disability.

The Board denied service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities as secondary to the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine arthritis due to a lack of competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his service or to his service-connected disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle, back and hip disability as there was no evidence of current disabilities or a relationship to his military service.

The veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip, knee, and foot conditions were denied. However, the claims for residuals of a scalp laceration and hernia repair were granted.

The veteran's chondromalacia of the left and right knees were granted a 10 percent evaluation, but his claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral hip disability were denied.

The veteran withdrew his appeal with respect to the claims of service connection for a bilateral leg condition, a bilateral hip condition, and a disability manifested by hot and cold spells.

The Board denied service connection for PTSD, coronary artery disease, right leg disability, left leg disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability as there was no evidence of a verified in-service stressor or etiological link to the veteran's active duty.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right knee, left hip and low back disability as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability; PTSD; and residuals of frostbite to hands, face and feet due to lack of evidence supporting these claims.

The Board denied service connection for a neck disability and right hip disability, as well as a higher rating for the lumbar spine disability.

The veteran's claims for earlier effective dates of service connection were denied as the evidence did not support an earlier date than October 19, 2005.

The veteran's service connection claims for right hip, left knee and left foot disabilities were granted based on evidence of in-service injuries and continuity of symptoms. The claim for right ear hearing loss was denied as there is no evidence of a current disability.