Hip Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions and additional VA treatment records.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, including right foot, low back, bilateral knee, bilateral hip, and left foot disabilities, cannot be granted as there is no credible evidence of an in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding of continuity of symptomatology since active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The Board found no evidence of a current disability or persistent/recurrent symptoms related to his active service, and the VA examinations did not support any nexus between his claimed conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of any left hip disability.

The Veteran's low back disability, including degenerative changes, is found to be secondary to his service-connected left knee disability. The right hip disability has not been diagnosed and thus cannot be granted as secondary.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied, with the exception of his claim for left hip disability which was granted. The effective dates for both IBS and left hip disability are set at the date each claim was received.

The Board has granted service connection for a right hip disability and anemia, but denied the claims for service connection for residuals of a total hysterectomy, uterine fibroids, bilateral knee disabilities, and anemia.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various knee, foot, and neurological disabilities were denied. The Board has reopened the previously denied claims of service connection for left and right knee arthritis but has determined that there is no current disability of either hip or TMT joint. Service connection was not granted as the evidence does not establish a nexus to service.

The Board has ordered a new VA examination to address the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, right hip, and shortened right leg disabilities. The examination will assess whether these conditions are related to service or any other relevant factors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims of service connection for diabetes mellitus, right hip disability, and left hip disability, finding that these conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were denied. The Board found that the right wrist disorder was not incurred in or aggravated by military service, and arthritis may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. The right knee and hip disorders did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for cervical dorsal strain and service connection for low back disability, right hip disability, and right knee disability were denied. The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a right hip or right knee disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability, liver condition, and diabetes mellitus. The Board found that there was no evidence of these conditions during active service or within one year post-service, and thus could not be presumed to have been incurred in service. Additionally, the Board determined that the Veteran did not meet the criteria for secondary service connection as his current conditions were not caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left hip, left knee, bilateral pes planus, right hip, and lumbar spine disabilities. The effective date was not addressed as this is an original claim filed by the Veteran.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a recognized disability from a disease or injury incurred in the line of duty during his period of ACDUTRA, and thus there is no basic entitlement to pension benefits. As such, the claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits must be denied as a matter of law.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection for back, left knee, and right knee disabilities are denied as there is no evidence of current diagnoses or recurrent symptoms with respect to these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip condition, finding that the Veteran's current hip disability is not associated with her service and that neither entitlement to service connection nor a VA examination as to its etiology was warranted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current diagnoses of hiatal hernia, ulcers, right hip disability, or left hip disability. Therefore, service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that there is no current hip or right ankle disability and thus, the basic eligibility criteria for service connection are not met with respect to these claims. Therefore, service connection cannot be granted.

The Board has determined that the duty to assist the Veteran has not been fully met with regard to his claims for service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities. The case is being remanded for another VA examination.