Hip decisions — 2010

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection for knee, hip, and back disabilities. The Veteran's claims will be reviewed again with additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for additional development due to missing service records and new evidence.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left hip disability, shortening of the left leg as a residual of left hip replacement, and valvular heart disease and hypertension. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the unavailability of his service records. The VA will attempt to locate and obtain any missing medical records, including those from the Marine Barracks where he was treated for injuries in service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including medical examinations.

The Veteran's heart condition is not related to service or a service-connected disability. The claims for diabetes mellitus, eye conditions, foot conditions, hip conditions, leg conditions, hand conditions, arm conditions, and back disabilities are all denied as they do not meet the criteria for presumptive service connection due to herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his left foot, bilateral knee, bilateral hip, and low back disabilities.

The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to insufficient evidence and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for increased rating and service connection were dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Board denied service connection for cervical spine, low back, right knee, right hip, and right leg disabilities on a direct basis.

The Veteran does not have a chronic left rib disability that is related to active service and therefore, his claim for service connection for this condition has been denied.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for various disabilities, including psychiatric conditions and spinal and joint disorders, all claimed as secondary to his service-connected left foot disability. The Board has determined that additional evidence should be obtained before the claims can be fully adjudicated.

The Veteran's right total knee replacement is rated at 30 percent, and he is granted a separate 10 percent rating for slight instability of the right knee. His left knee disability is also rated at 10 percent.

The Board finds that the Veteran's left shoulder, left hip, and eye disabilities are attributable to service. Therefore, these conditions have been granted as incurred in service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for right hip disability and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a current right hip disability. However, the Board determined that this disability is not related to service.

The Board found that the Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of umbilical hernia, back disability, and left hip disability was denied. The claim for residuals of circumcision was not addressed as it did not involve a determination on service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various orthopedic conditions, including right shoulder, back, left hip, bilateral ankle, right foot and right knee disorders are denied as there is no current evidence of these conditions. The claim for a right hip disorder remains pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's right hip and right knee disabilities are not service-connected.,However, his left hip and left knee disabilities are found to be related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disease.

The VA determined that the Veteran's low back, bilateral hip, right knee, and left ankle disabilities are not service-connected as secondary to his service-connected left knee osteoarthritis.