Hip Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current neck, back, hip, shoulder, and knee disabilities are not related to his military service, including a motor vehicle accident in service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip and low back disabilities, to include arthritis, did not manifest in service or within the first post-service year, are not etiologically related to service, and may not be presumed to have been so incurred. The Board also found that these disabilities were not proximately due to or aggravated by a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and the need for additional examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right and left hip disabilities, finding that they are secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and/or bilateral ankle disabilities.

The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, left knee disability, and right hip disability have been denied as there is no evidence of a nexus between the current disabilities and service. The Board found that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for direct service connection due to lack of in-service injury or disease.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a left hip or right thumb disability that was caused by service, nor can it be attributed to any service-connected condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a bulging disc and arthritis in the lumbar spine status post lammectomy with fusion and burr removal, finding that new and material evidence had not been received. The right knee condition and bilateral hip condition claims were also denied.,There is no credible evidence of record indicating any current right knee or bilateral hip conditions related to military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's left hip disability is secondary to his service-connected left knee disability and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky RO. The issues on appeal include service connection claims and requests to reopen previously denied claims.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of his bilateral hip conditions. The case is now pending for further examination and opinion.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for PTSD, erectile dysfunction, and pes planus. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral hip disability, lumbar spine disability, increased rating for Reiter's syndrome, and TDIU were also denied.

The Veteran's appeal involves claims for service connection and increased ratings for various disabilities, including a left knee disability and bilateral hip disability. The Board has determined that additional development is needed due to the complexity of the issues and the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's claimed disabilities are not service-connected as they are not shown to have developed due to in-service injury or disease, and there is no evidence of herbicide exposure. The right wrist disability does not warrant a rating greater than 10 percent.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a videoconference hearing to address all four issues, including the increased rating for IBS with recurrent colon polyps and service connection for digestive disability (other than IBS), claimed as peptic ulcer disease.

The Board found no ankle, knee, or hip injury or disorder manifested in service and denied the Veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's chronic right and left knee pain is manifested by objective evidence of painful limitation of motion, which has not been attributed to a known clinical diagnosis. Therefore, service connection for bilateral knee disability due to an undiagnosed illness is granted.

The Board has ordered a remand due to the need for additional development and clarification of opinions regarding the Veteran's right hip and thoracolumbar spine disabilities, which are claimed as secondary to his service-connected right hamstring disability.

The Board has granted an effective date of April 29, 2002 for the award of service connection for PTSD with MDD. The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection have been withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and addendum medical opinions.