Hip decisions — 2015

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, bilateral hip, and low back disabilities are not service-connected as they did not manifest during or due to active military service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a new VA examination, and readjudicating the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining Social Security Administration records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of any diagnosed low back, hip, and neurological disorders. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.

The Veteran's tinnitus is service-connected, and his temporary total rating for right foot surgery has been extended through May 1, 2011. Additional VA examinations are needed to determine the relationship between his low back disability, bilateral knee/hip/disabilities, and ankle disabilities with his service-connected bilateral foot disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches as a residual of an in-service head injury (claimed as TBI). The remaining claims for service connection have been denied.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of current diagnoses for a low back disability, left hip disability, or bilateral knee disability. Therefore, the claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip disability, right hip disability, and low back disability are being reviewed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's hearing loss and tinnitus are related to service, while his other conditions have not been established as being due to or a result of service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral leg, hip, and hand disabilities as well as asthma have been denied. The Board found no evidence of current disability related to these conditions during or within one year after service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability, right leg disability, left hip disability, and headaches as secondary to her service-connected left knee disability. The claim for a rating in excess of 30 percent for left knee disability rated under DC 5257 was also denied as a matter of law.

The Board denied service connection for left hip and lumbar spine disabilities, finding that a chronic disability of the left hip has not been demonstrated at any time during the appeal period and that a chronic lumbar spine disability was not evident during service or until many years thereafter and is not shown to have been caused by any in-service event.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a VA examination regarding his service-connected allergic rhinitis and right hip disability, as well as secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's bilateral hip claim, including obtaining an addendum opinion from a VA examiner to address whether any diagnosed right and left hip disability at least as likely as not was caused by the service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability and granted service connection for disabilities of the bilateral hips, knees, ankles, and feet. The Veteran's arthritis is found to be related to his in-service obesity.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have service connection for any of the claimed disabilities, as there is no evidence to support a finding of in-service incurrence or chronicity.

The Board found that the Veteran's left hip disability did not manifest during or as a result of active military service and denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional service treatment records and for a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to service connection for left ankle/foot, low back, and bilateral hip disabilities are pending.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and a medical opinion from an orthopedist.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals, requesting withdrawal for all issues except for the right knee subluxing patella issue. The Board dismissed the appeal as a result.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current left hip and low back disabilities are not related to service or service-connected conditions, and thus denied his claims for service connection.