Hip decisions — 2010

The Veteran's prostate cancer, low back disability, and right hip disability were not incurred or aggravated by his active service. The Board found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating before January 28, 2008 was granted and he is now rated at 10 percent for pseudofolliculitis barbae.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to scheduling issues for a hearing before the Board.

The Veteran does not have a diagnosed disability of the back, hips, ankles, right knee, or feet that is related to his military service. The Board finds that the evidence does not support granting service connection for any of these disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for certification for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only due to lack of loss of use of feet, hands, or vision. The Veteran is also denied TDIU as his combined disability rating does not meet the minimum schedular requirements.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip disability due to new and material evidence. However, it denied all other claims including service connection for back, leg, foot conditions, and an acquired psychiatric condition as secondary to her service-connected post-operative residuals, right ilioinguinal neurectomy.

The Board found that new and material evidence had not been received to reopen the Veteran's previously denied claim of service connection for a left hip disability, thus denying the reopening of this claim.