Hip Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hip and knee disabilities are being remanded due to the need for further examination and medical opinion.

The Board has determined that further development is needed to determine the nature and likely etiology of the Veteran's bilateral hip disability, including whether it is related to his service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran withdrew from her appeal all claims except for the claim of increase for panic disorder. The Board dismissed these claims as withdrawn.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for left ankle, left hip, left knee and low back disabilities to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC. The AMC will arrange for a VA compensation examination to reassess the severity of these orthopedic disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current right knee, bilateral hip, and low back disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active service. The evidence does not support a finding of direct service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection on appeal are being remanded to the RO for a Travel Board hearing. The issues of whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen his hip, knee, shoulder, wrist, heel, and ankle disability claims remain unresolved.

The Veteran seeks service connection for low back and right hip disabilities. The Board has determined that a VA examination is needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as their relationship to his in-service accident.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip and leg disability as secondary to his service-connected left hip disability, finding that there was no clear and unmistakable evidence of pre-existing right hip disorder prior to service. The opinion also found that the current right hip disability is not caused or aggravated by the service-connected left hip disability.

The Veteran seeks service connection for right and left hip disabilities that are claimed as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board found that the appellant's current left knee and left hip disabilities were not related to his service, specifically the May 1983 INACTDUTRA injury. As a result, the claims for service connection were denied.

The Board has granted service connection for a left hip disability, to include left hip numbness and pain, related to the Veteran's in-service injury from an IED explosion. The right ankle disability is rated at 10%.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right hip disability and flat feet, finding that there was no evidence to support permanent aggravation in service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for certification for automobile and adaptive equipment or adaptive equipment only.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to fully and fairly consider the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine and left hip disabilities. The case will be remanded for further action.

The Board has remanded the case due to the Veteran's request for a video hearing. The appeal will be handled in an expeditious manner.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability is not related to his service, including presumed herbicide exposure in Vietnam.

The Veteran's hearing loss, knee and hip disabilities were not shown to be incurred or aggravated by his military service. The Board found that the pre-existing conditions did not increase in severity during service.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claims of service connection for low back, neck, right knee, left hip, and heat stroke disabilities. The claim is granted.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unemployable, as he is capable of performing sedentary employment.

The Veteran's claim for reopening the post-polio syndrome (previously characterized as poliomyelitis) was reopened due to new evidence being submitted. However, his claims for bilateral knee and hip disabilities were denied as they are not related to service or a service-connected disability.,Bilateral knee and hip disabilities have not been shown by competent clinical or lay evidence to be causally related to the Veteran's active service, nor causally related to, or aggravated by, a service-connected disability.