Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of his appeal by his representative.

The Veteran seeks service connection for a right hip disability, to include as secondary to his service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the current right hip disability and its relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed neck, left hip, and right hip disabilities are not service-connected as there is no evidence of a chronic disability during or within one year after service. The VA and private medical records do not show any current diagnoses for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder and bilateral hip disabilities are not etiologically related to his active duty service. The respiratory condition is not presumed due to exposure to Agent Orange, but may be service-connected on a direct basis.

The Veteran does not have a separate and distinct left hip disability that is service-connected. His complaints of left hip pain are attributed to his already service-connected left sacroiliac joint dysfunction.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the pending service connection claims. The issues of service connection for various conditions are also being considered.

The Board found no evidence to support the Veteran's claims of left knee and left hip disabilities being related to service, including a fall from a helicopter in 1968. The preponderance of the evidence does not support the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn by his attorney, and as such the appeal is dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability, manifested by limitation of motion, is related to his service and grants the claim for service connection.

The Board found that the Veteran's lumbosacral musculoligamentous strain did not warrant a disability rating in excess of 20 percent. The bilateral hip condition claim is remanded for additional development.

The Board has dismissed the appeal concerning the right hip disability claim as the Veteran withdrew his appeal in February 2016.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus is granted on an aggravation basis, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disabilities are etiologically related to his service-connected low back disability, and thus grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service treatment records and requests for additional private medical records. The Veteran's claims for service connection are pending.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back and right hip disabilities, finding that there is no evidence of a chronic, identifiable disability in or after service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran did not report for a VA examination scheduled in connection with his claims of service connection for low back and hip disabilities. As such, these claims are denied.,VA is unable to provide an opinion regarding the Veteran's depression as he refused to speak with the examiner.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of various disabilities, including low back, right hip, right leg, and right ankle conditions are being remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Veteran has withdrawn all his appeals related to the claims filed in March 2010, and thus the cases are dismissed.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a currently diagnosed bilateral leg and hip condition related to his military service, thus denying his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the failure to attend a previously scheduled hearing. The case will be returned for scheduling an in-person hearing before a local regional office.