Hip Board decisions

The Board found no evidence of a left hip injury or disability during service and concluded that the current left hip disability is not related to military service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining consent forms and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's right knee and left hip disabilities as well as his claims of compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right hip, left hip (previously total hip replacement), and lumbar spine disabilities are related to his military service. The left knee disability is also found to be related to service. Left IT band syndrome is considered proximately due to or the result of a service-connected condition.

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

The Board finds that service connection is warranted for a disability of the right knee, as it is related to in-service complaints and treatment. Service connection for disabilities of the bilateral hips is not established.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's bilateral hip and low back conditions are related to her service-connected left lower extremity disabilities or active military service.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge. The issues include reopening the left shoulder disability claim and addressing claims for other disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for low back disability, residuals of facial fracture, and left hip disability on a secondary basis to the service-connected right ankle fracture.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date before July 25, 2007, for the grant of service connection for a right hip disability is denied as there was no prior unadjudicated claim or pending claim of service connection for a right hip disability before July 2007.

The Board has found no evidence of a chronic gastrointestinal disorder, to include GERD, IBS, hiatal hernia, and acid reflux, during the appeal period. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently suffer from Cushing's Syndrome and her other claimed disabilities are not related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining service treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.

The Board denied the reopening of a service connection claim for a left hip disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining updated medical records and arranging for an orthopedic examination to assess the current severity of his left hip, left ankle, and bilateral knee disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for additional development, including a VA examination, to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities and their relationship to service.

The Board has granted service connection for low back strain, left hip disability, and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood). The Veteran's right foot and left foot disabilities are also found to be related to his military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for a low back disability and remanded his right hip disability claim for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened, and the Board finds that new and material evidence has been submitted to support his claims. The effective date of service connection is not addressed in this decision.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of the record, including obtaining pertinent medical records and arranging for an examination to determine the etiology of his claimed bilateral hip and low back disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right leg, right knee, right hip, and low back disabilities are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional VA treatment records and Social Security Administration (SSA) records.