Hip decisions — 2010

The Board found that the Veteran's low back, right hip, and right leg disabilities are not causally or etiologically related to service or his service-connected residuals of a shrapnel wound. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, a bilateral knee disability, a bilateral hip disability, and a low back disability have all been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.

The Board found no evidence of a right thigh, low back, or hip disability that began during the Veteran's active service. The Board also found no evidence to support reopening her claims for these disabilities based on new and material evidence. As such, the Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of brain tumor, sleep apnea, and a right hip disability were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have these conditions during service or within many years thereafter, and thus could not establish service connection.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right hip disability, left shoulder disability, bilateral hearing loss, and certain other disabilities due to lack of current diagnoses or evidence linking these conditions to service. The Veteran is not entitled to an initial compensable rating for any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic left hip condition, but denied service connection for chronic left knee and left ankle conditions due to lack of current diagnoses.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's claimed bilateral hip and knee disabilities, including whether they are related to his service-connected right and left ankle disabilities.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a right hip disability, an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease of the left knee, and TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities. The evidence does not support the presence of a current right hip disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The appeal is not about service connection at all.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current left hip disability and finds no evidence linking any in-service injury to his current condition. As such, service connection for a left hip disability is denied.

The VA determined that the Veteran's left hip disability, which includes a labral tear and greater trochanteric bursitis, warrants an initial evaluation of 10 percent. The rating is effective from August 17, 2007.

The Board found that the Veteran's right hip disability and sleep apnea were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, nor could they be presumed to have been incurred due to a disease or injury in service. The claims for service connection were denied.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral hip, back, shoulder, and arm disabilities. The Board has remanded the case for additional development.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for the claims of service connection for a skin disorder, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The appeal concerning the claim of entitlement to a compensable rating for an eye disorder (bilateral pterygium) is also dismissed.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary to adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining service treatment records and arranging for VA examinations.

The Veteran's claims to reopen service connection for shoulder, headache, hip, and leg disabilities are granted. The underlying claims of entitlement to increased ratings for service-connected residuals of a compression fracture, C-6 with degenerative disc disease and sinusitis are deferred pending completion of the development sought in the remand that follows.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is granted service connection based on in-service noise exposure. The claims for PTSD, left leg disability, low back disability, and bilateral hip disability are denied as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found that the claimed disabilities did not meet the criteria for service connection based on direct evidence or secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, bilateral ankle, and bilateral hip conditions. The Veteran's right hand condition was not granted an effective date earlier than July 30, 2004.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected bilateral pes cavus and denied his claims for service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, including as secondary to service-connected bilateral pes cavus. The Veteran is also not entitled to a new rating for post-polio syndrome.