Hip Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a hearing, and no final outcome is determined at this stage.

The Board finds that the appellant's current bilateral hip disability, including trochanteric bursitis with degenerative changes, is as likely as not causally related to his service-connected bilateral knee, ankle, and foot disabilities. Service connection for a bilateral hip disability is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not currently have left shoulder, right shoulder, or left leg/hip disabilities. The headaches and hypertension are also not service-connected as they did not start during active duty or within one year of separation.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including left ear disability, residuals of jaw infection, cervical spine disability, low back disability, right hip disability, and left elbow disability, were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service. The claims are therefore denied.

The Veteran's hand tremors are found to be proximately due to or the result of his service-connected residuals of a traumatic brain injury. The Board finds that the preponderance of evidence supports granting service connection for hand tremors.

The Board found that the Veteran's hip disability and sciatic neuropathy were not incurred in or aggravated due to active service, nor were they incurred or aggravated due to other service connected disabilities. The evidence did not establish a direct relationship between the current conditions and service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, low back disability, bilateral hip disability, and lung disability. The denial is based on a lack of medical evidence supporting these claims.

The Board found no evidence of in-service injury or disease that would support service connection for bilateral hip disabilities and back disorders. The Veteran's claims were denied as the preponderance of the evidence did not support a finding that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's fungal dermatitis, left hip disability, and left knee disability are related to her active service. The sinus condition and chronic allergies, as well as the gynecological disorder (cysts and associated scarring), have not been established as being related to her service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral shoulder, hip, knee, ankle disabilities and tendonitis. The Board finds that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including low back disability, right hip disabilities, right knee disability, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, sinus disability, left knee disability, acquired psychiatric disability (PTSD), and swollen neck glands. The evidence submitted since the previous denial was found not to be new and material.

The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a diagnosed hip, leg, knee or right hand disability. The May 2009 VA examination did not reveal any arthritis in these joints.

The Veteran was treated for various conditions during service, but there is no competent evidence of current disabilities or a nexus to service.,There are no current diagnoses and the medical opinions indicate that any diagnosed conditions did not begin in service.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to deficiencies in the VA examination report dated on February 6, 2006.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a right shoulder or right hip disability due to disease or injury incurred in service, and therefore denied both claims.

The Board found that the Veteran's back, bilateral hip and bilateral knee disabilities were not incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn due to the request of his authorized representative.

The Board found that the Veteran's right hip disability and left hip disability were not incurred in or aggravated by active service, may not be presumed to have been so incurred or aggravated, and is not proximately due to, the result of, or aggravated by, service-connected degenerative disc disease, residual of low back injury.,The Board also found that there was no demonstration by competent clinical, or competent and credible lay, evidence of record that the Veteran's degenerative disc disease, residual of low back injury, results in unfavorable ankylosis of the entire thoracolumbar spine.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling VA examinations and obtaining additional medical records.

The Veteran's right hip, gastrointestinal, bilateral foot, respiratory, and sinus disabilities are found to be related to his military service.