Hip Board decisions

The Board denied all service connection claims, finding no evidence of a nexus between the claimed disabilities and active service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no evidence of an in-service injury or incident related to the current condition and that any current right hip disability is less likely caused by his service-connected left and right knee disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right shoulder disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active service and may not be presumed to have been incurred in service. The claims of service connection for a left hip disability, including as secondary to degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and an increased initial rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine are denied. The TDIU claim is also denied.

The Veteran's low back and bilateral hip disabilities are not service-connected as they do not have a direct relationship to his military service. The Board finds that the current conditions are not related to any service-connected condition.

The Veteran's right hip and right knee disabilities are being remanded for further examination to determine their relationship to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge (VLJ). The claims of service connection for various disabilities are pending.

The Veteran's right knee disability, bilateral hip disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, polymyalgia rheumatica, back disability, neck disability, and weight gain and obesity are not considered service-connected as they are deemed to be secondary to his service-connected left knee disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and bilateral hearing loss. The Board found that there was no evidence to support these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including VA examinations and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential aggravation of his current cervical spine, lumbar spine, and bilateral hip disabilities during Reserve duty from April 30, 2002, to March 2004. The case will be sent back to the RO for further development including a VA examination.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, respiratory condition (COPD and asbestosis), right great toe injury residuals, and left hip condition. The decision also noted that his PTSD symptoms did not meet criteria for a disability rating in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is found to be the primary cause of several secondary conditions, including sciatica, neuropathy of the feet and hands, decreased circulation in the feet and hands, restless leg syndrome, and a bilateral hip disability. The scars from his spine surgery are also recognized as related to this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hip disability, including osteoarthritis, is being remanded due to the need to obtain inpatient treatment records from March Air Force Base related to his August 1969 motor vehicle accident.

The Board has found that the Veteran's bilateral hip disability, specifically osteoarthritis, was incurred during active service and is granted service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a right hip disability and bilateral knee disability due to lack of evidence supporting these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for the service-connected left hip disability was denied by the RO. The Veteran had previously been granted service connection and a noncompensable initial rating effective from November 21, 2005.

The Board denied the appellant's claims of entitlement to service connection for a bilateral hip disability, low back disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, and sleep apnea. The appeal was decided on the merits as the issues were adjudicated under a direct service connection theory.

The Veteran's knee and hip disabilities, as well as his wrist disabilities, were not present during service or within one year of discharge. The VA examiner concluded that the current diagnoses are less likely related to military service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as he does not currently have a disability that meets the VA definition of hearing loss. The claims for hip, low back, left knee, and left ankle disabilities are remanded to obtain treatment records from Hohenfels, Germany, and to provide an opinion regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for a right shoulder disorder, low back disorder, pelvis and femur disorder, right hip condition (claimed as loss of muscle tissue of the right leg), and anemia have all been denied. The evidence does not support the presence of chronic disabilities in these areas during her military service.,The Veteran has provided no medical evidence diagnosing any current disability in these areas.