Hip decisions — 2014

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeals for service connection of a right hip disability, throat condition, and skin condition have been withdrawn. The preponderance of evidence does not establish current disabilities for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed disabilities are not related to service, and therefore denied his claims.

The Veteran's right hip disability is determined to be a result of negligence by VA in providing physical therapy on May 7, 2007. As such, the claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is granted.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain updated medical records. The issues are about service connection for hip disabilities, which may be secondary to his service-connected knee osteoarthritis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current knee, low back, and hip disabilities are not related to service or any service-connected conditions. The claims for these disabilities have been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability and back disability were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, and thus denied both claims.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling the Veteran for appropriate VA examinations to determine the nature and likely etiology of his right knee and right hip conditions.

The Board is remanding the claims for bilateral hip disability and left knee disability to allow further development. The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease of the ankles remains not established.

The Board has dismissed all the issues on appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hip disability and back disability are being remanded due to inadequate examination, incomplete service treatment records, and the need for additional efforts to obtain these records.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his claims file, including obtaining updated treatment records from the VA Medical Center in Hampton Roads and considering all pertinent evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected right hip, right knee, and left knee disabilities have been evaluated at the minimum levels allowed by VA regulations. The evidence does not support a higher evaluation for any of these conditions.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a right or left hip disability due to his service-connected low back disability. The evidence shows no current diagnosis of hip disabilities, and the VA examination did not find any radiculopathy in either lower extremity.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in December 2010 is inadequate and a new VA examination should be conducted to address whether the Veteran's back disability, right knee disability, and right hip disability were caused or aggravated by his service-connected foot disability.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals on the issues of exposure to chemicals and respiratory disorder, claimed as asthma, sinus, shortness of breath, cough, including as due to herbicide and asbestos exposure. The remaining claims are pending.

The Veteran's service connection claims for IBS, migraines, lumbar spine disability, and bilateral hip disability are granted due to the presumptive provisions applicable to Persian Gulf War veterans.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his service-connected scar residual of the right knee area.

The Veteran withdrew all claims previously remanded by the Board for further development, including this claim for higher ratings for his right hip disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran seeks service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, which he claims are related to his service-connected bilateral pes planus. The Board has determined that new evidence supports reopening of these previously denied claims.