Hip decisions — 2013

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right ankle injury and arthritis, as well as his right hip condition, are not service connected. The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service or secondary to service-connected right knee osteoarthritis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right hip disability and a total rating based on individual unemployability are inextricably intertwined. The case is being remanded for further development, including obtaining additional medical opinions and adjudication of both issues.

The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current right hip disability and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining missing records and scheduling VA examinations to assess the severity of his service-connected disabilities and their impact on his daily activities and employment.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims of service connection for a left hip disability, an increased evaluation for her lumbar spine disability, and TDIU are currently on appeal.

The Board denied service connection for right ankle injury, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, and left hip disability as the conditions are not shown to be related to military service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are shown to be productive of an overall disability picture manifested by the Veteran being precluded from working at substantially gainful employment consistent with his educational and occupational background beginning August 12, 2003.

The Board found no evidence of a chronic right knee or hip disability that was present in service, and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has denied service connection for a right hip disability, finding no current diagnosis and concluding that the Veteran's left ankle and/or left knee disabilities did not cause or aggravate his right hip condition. Service connection for a left hip disability remains in dispute as there is no current diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including a right hip disability, right knee arthritis, right ankle disability, and a disability manifested by right thigh and foot numbness, were not incurred or aggravated in active service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The case is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at the Los Angeles VARO. The Veteran's appeal will be handled in an expeditious manner.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for chest and rib injuries, left hip disability, and leg length discrepancy due to lack of evidence showing a current disability or in-service injury.

The Board denied service connection for left and right hip disabilities, finding that the Veteran did not have a current hip disability at the time of his April 2010 claim for benefits.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining his SSA records and rescheduling him for VA examinations and a hearing if he desires.

The case is being remanded to obtain additional VA treatment records, address secondary service connection claims for orthopedic disabilities, and provide a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's preexisting left hip condition, including arthritis and fracture, did not worsen during service. Therefore, it was determined that the current disability is not service-connected.

The Veteran's left hip disability, including residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh, has been evaluated based on arthritis and limitation of motion. The current rating does not meet the criteria for a higher evaluation.

The Board has found that additional development is required before the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for lower back and right hip disabilities are decided. The case is REMANDED to the RO.

The Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU and his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hypertensive heart disease, hyperactive bladder, right hip disability, cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee and left knee disabilities, right ankle sprain, and furunculous of the neck and back, are found to prevent him from obtaining or retaining employment. The case is REMANDED for further development.