Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there is no current disability due to disease or injury related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a right hip condition, left hip condition, and left shoulder condition. The Veteran's conditions were not found to be related to his military service.,The VA examiner provided an opinion that the Veteran's diagnosed conditions were less likely than not caused by or related to his in-service exposure.

The Veteran's right foot and left foot disabilities are denied as they did not manifest during service or within one year of discharge, and there is no evidence linking them to service.,The Veteran's left hip disability (osteoarthritis) is granted as the evidence is in relative equipoise with regard to its relation to service. However, his skin cancer is denied due to lack of a nexus between it and service.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by his military service.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his service connection claim for a left hip disability is granted. The Board finds new and material evidence has been received, but the issue of entitlement to compensation for 1151 claim for a left hip disability remains remanded due to incomplete consideration by the RO.

The Board has denied the claims of service connection for various disabilities, including right and left shoulder disabilities, right wrist, left wrist, right ankle, left ankle, hernia, joint pain, and prostate cancer. The Veteran's prostate cancer was not found to be service-connected.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his right hip disability and GERD are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the cases of service connection for a left hip disability and an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for bilateral foot, hip, ankle, lumbar spine, and skin disabilities due to exposure to Agent Orange. Updated VA treatment records and examinations are needed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for back and left hip disabilities due to insufficient consideration of aggravation in the previous decision. The Veteran is required to provide new etiology opinions that address whether his current disabilities are aggravated by his service-connected left knee disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA examinations and requests for rescheduling. The Veteran's gout, right knee disabilities, and hip disability are all being reviewed for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the Veteran's right hip disability. The examiner was asked to determine if the condition is related to service, including in-service injury and exposure to cold environments.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hip and left foot disabilities due to incomplete records and need for further examination.

The Veteran's low back disability was granted service connection, but his metastatic rectal carcinoid and other conditions were not found to be related to service.

The Veteran's spine disability, including IVDS, has been resulting in functional loss equivalent to having incapacitating episodes for total duration of at least six weeks during a past 12 months period. The Veteran is granted an evaluation of 60 percent for his spine disability.,The preponderance of the evidence is against finding that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is secondary to service-connected lumbar spine disability, or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for right hip, left hip, and lumbar spine disabilities due to new evidence submitted since previous decisions. The claim for diverticulitis is also being remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for left and right hip disabilities, as well as degenerative disc disease, due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability as secondary to her service-connected orthopedic disabilities, finding that there is no positive nexus of record linking the right hip disability to active duty service.

The Board denied a request for an earlier effective date for the right knee scar and granted separate ratings for left knee extension limitation, instability, flexion limitation, and service connection for endometriosis, cervical polyps, pelvic pain, respiratory disability, low back disability, right hip disability, left hip disability, and anemia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of a left hip disability and lumbar spine disability, as secondary to his service-connected left ankle traumatic joint disease, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a relationship between these disabilities and the service-connected condition.