Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension based on the determination that the evidence of record was against a finding that his hypertension manifested during, or was otherwise etiologically related to, his active military service. The additional evidence received since the December 2014 Board decision does not relate to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension.

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, left and right knee conditions, left and right hip conditions, a cervical spine condition, arthritis of multiple joints, and an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for the lumbar spine disability. The Veteran's claim for TDIU is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. Service connection is granted for back disability, but denied for thyroid cancer, acquired psychiatric disorder, left knee disability, right knee disability, left hip disability, and right hip disability.

The Board has determined that the cause of the Veteran's death is related to his service-connected disabilities, specifically the morphine prescribed for his service-connected left knee disability. As a result, the Board grants service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's low back and left hip disabilities, which are service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed low back and right hip conditions are not service-connected as they did not develop during or as a result of his military service.

The Board found that the Veteran's low back, right knee and bilateral hip conditions were not incurred in service or related to his already service-connected left knee condition. The Veteran's headaches are also denied.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral knee condition, back condition, and bilateral big toe condition. The claim for bilateral hip condition is being remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a psychiatric disability and an ulcer disease, but reopened these claims. The claim for service connection for a psychiatric disability is not supported by evidence showing a current diagnosis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right and left knee, as well as right and left hip disabilities are service-connected.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip, left knee, and back disabilities are not related to his service-connected right knee disability or any other service-connected condition. Therefore, these claims for secondary service connection have been denied.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for an eye disability, dizziness, headaches, a back disability, and a right hip disability have been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal of these issues at his August 2017 Board hearing.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling examinations.

The Veteran's claims for right hip, left knee, and right knee disabilities were previously denied due to lack of evidence showing a relationship with service.,Service connection for the heart disability was also denied as there is no clear and unmistakable evidence that it existed prior to service.

The Veteran seeks service connection for lumbar spine, right hip, and left hip disabilities. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee condition and has determined that new evidence supports this reopening. The Veteran is also entitled to service connection for his right hip condition as secondary to his right knee condition, but not for his right knee scar.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, bilateral ankle, and bilateral hip disabilities as secondary to his service-connected osteoarthritis of the knees. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions are related to his service-connected knee condition.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left ankle disability and granted service connection. However, there is no established diagnosis of ankylosis in his left knee, thus preventing the grant of service connection for that condition.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, and hip disabilities did not manifest in service or within one year following separation from service.,Service connection was denied for all claimed conditions as they are not shown to be related to service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by her attorney prior to the Board making a decision.