Hip decisions — 2012

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability and neurological disability were not incurred or aggravated by service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence to support the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left hip disabilities, as they are not related to his active duty service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with a VA examination to determine the etiology of her hip and back disabilities.

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

The Board denied service connection for a right hip disability and a low back disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing conditions existed prior to his active duty and were not aggravated by service.

The Veteran's left arm pain and numbness are associated with his service-connected cervical spine disability, but not a separate disability. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a separate disability of the left upper extremity.

The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip disability, and diplopia as residual of a facial fracture. The Veteran's right hip issue is also on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for a TDIU rating is being remanded due to the need for further development and consideration of his service-connected disabilities, including those related to hearing loss, tinnitus, left hip disability, diplopia as a residual of a facial fracture, and right hip disability. The issue of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for other conditions is also being remanded.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for right knee disability, service connection for right hip and low back disabilities, and tinnitus were denied. The Board found that the Veteran did not have current tinnitus or chronic right hip or low back disabilities attributable to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral shoulder and right hip disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, and thus denied these claims. The left hip disability and lumbar spine disability have been improperly severed from service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the unavailability of his service treatment records and need for further medical examination.

The Board has found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, bilateral hip disability, and scoliosis are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for a left hip disability, either as a direct result of his active service or as secondary to his service-connected chronic low back pain syndrome, left knee disability, and/or sciatica and left lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal must be remanded for additional development including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's hip disability.

The Board found no evidence of a service-connected left leg/hip disability or sciatica, concluding that the Veteran's current conditions are not related to his military service.

The Veteran's hypertension claim was reopened, but the claim for service connection remains denied.,Right hip disability and right eye disability claims were both denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability due to new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records, arranging for an orthopedic examination, and determining the current severity of the cervical spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing before the Board at his local regional office. The case will not be further processed until this hearing is scheduled and completed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to his active service, ACDUTRA, or INACDUTRA and are not caused by a pre-existing condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for left knee and low back disabilities were previously denied in February 2003. New evidence submitted since then is not considered material as it does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims.

The Veteran's service connection claims for right hip, left hip, right knee scars, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus have been granted. The effective date is November 2006.