Hip decisions — 2017

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed bilateral hip, right foot, and skin disabilities did not originate in service or within a year of service. The conditions are also not otherwise etiologically related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the loss of his service records and need for additional research into his exposure to nuclear testing. The Veteran is also required to undergo VA examinations for his joint and foot conditions.

The Veteran does not have a current bilateral hip disability during the period of the appeal and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected lower back and bilateral knee disabilities, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted service connection for a left knee disability and assigned a rating of 100% effective March 4, 2010. The Veteran's earlier effective date claims are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right hip and right knee disabilities are not related to service, nor were they manifested within one year of separation from active duty. The Veteran's sleep apnea is also not linked to his military service.,Service connection for all three conditions (right hip disability, right knee disability, and sleep apnea) has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a bilateral-hip or right-knee disability that is causally related to his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, as well as sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction (ED), all of which were claimed as secondary to his service-connected back disability or medication prescribed for other service-connected conditions.,The VA examiners found that any current bilateral knee and hip disabilities are not related to service or a service-connected condition. The examiner also concluded that the Veteran's sleep apnea was not caused by service-connected asthma or rhinitis, nor did it aggravate his ED.

The Veteran's right knee disability is granted, and he is currently rated at 10 percent for his sinusitis. The Board has remanded the remaining issues for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling VA examinations to address her claims of service connection for a right hip disability, an abdominal disability, and shin splints.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and VA treatment records. Additional examinations are also needed to assess the current severity of his right hip, right shoulder, left knee, and right knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left ear hearing loss, bilateral eye disability (other than ptosis), and right hip disability due to lack of evidence showing a current disability related to service.

The Board has ordered a supplemental opinion to address the Veteran's hip disability and its relationship to his service-connected plantar warts. The case is now remanded for further development.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including a new VA examination and scheduling of a video conference hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for various conditions, including GERD and H. pylori infection, asthma, bilateral foot disability, left knee and right knee DJD, erectile dysfunction, gynecomastia, and liver disability other than cavernous liver hemangioma.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip and knee disabilities, but the effective dates are not specified as they require additional development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee, bilateral hip and low back disabilities are not service-connected as they were not manifested during his active duty or caused by his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for traumatic headaches has been granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective February 20, 2017.,Prior to February 20, 2017, the Veteran was not entitled to any compensation for his headaches.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for PTSD was granted, with a rating of 30 percent effective November 4, 2009. The kidney condition claim is denied as there is no evidence that the benign cyst may be related to ionizing radiation exposure during service.

The Board has remanded the case for an addendum opinion from the June 2016 examiner to address whether or not the Veteran's non arthritic back disabilities, such as lumbosacral strain, spinal stenosis or sprain, are directly related to service and if so whether the Veteran's hip disabilities are secondarily related to the non arthritis back disabilities.