Hip decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the claims for service connection must be remanded due to the need for additional development and examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to missing service records and further examination is needed.

The Board has remanded the case due to unclear dates of INACDUTRA and the date of the motor vehicle accident. The Veteran's claim will be returned for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for ischemic heart disease, hip disability, and bilateral knee disability. The claims were based on direct evidence rather than presumptive exposure to Agent Orange or other environmental factors.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and schedule a VA examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current hip disability and there is no evidence linking his hip disability to service or his service-connected lumbar spine disability. Therefore, he cannot establish entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hip disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims of service connection for Parkinson's disease, right hip disability, right shoulder disability, low back disability (including scoliosis and associated numbness), and bilateral hearing loss have been denied as there is no credible evidence to support his assertions regarding in-service events or injuries. The Veteran's current conditions are not shown to be related to his active service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO. The issues include compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. � 1151, severance of service connection, and an increased evaluation.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal before the Board could make a decision on the service connection claims for low back disability, bilateral hip disability, and left knee disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of her claims, including obtaining medical records and providing the Veteran with VA examinations to address the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a new examination regarding his headaches, and additional medical records are requested. The issues of service connection for left ankle, left hip, and right hip disabilities as well as TDIU remain pending.

The Veteran's service connection claim for a gastrointestinal disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, neck disability, bilateral hand pain, bilateral shoulder disability, and bilateral hip disability is granted as these conditions are presumed to have been incurred due to an undiagnosed illness during his Gulf War service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration, including obtaining an examination to determine if any currently or previously diagnosed low back and left hip disorder is related to the Veteran's active duty service or to her service-connected disorders. The claims on appeal will be adjudicated again after the additional development.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and psychiatric disabilities other than PTSD, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his active service.

The Veteran has withdrawn his appeals for service connection for a shoulder disability, low back disability, and hip disability, as well as entitlement to specially adaptive housing. The Board finds that the withdrawal is valid.

The Board has ordered a new examination to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip disability, including whether it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected low back disability and right lower extremity neuropathy. The case will be remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right knee disorder as secondary to his already service-connected right hip and right leg disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, but further evidence is needed to determine the nature and etiology of her right shoulder and hip disabilities. Her anemia rating remains noncompensably disabling, and a higher rating for her lumbar spine disability is also required.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues on appeal include evaluations for various knee and hip conditions, as well as service connection for bilateral hip disability.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not meet the criteria for an initial disability rating in excess of 30 percent for major depressive disorder, a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for residuals of stress fracture of the left leg, or any other claimed conditions.