Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for right knee and hip disabilities as secondary to the veteran's service-connected Achilles tendinitis of the left ankle and plantar fasciitis of the left foot. The VA found that there was no evidence linking these disabilities directly to her service-connected conditions.

The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's hip, leg, and lumbar spine disabilities to his active service or a service-connected condition. The VA examiners concluded that there was no etiological relationship between these conditions and his bilateral pes cavus.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for a psychiatric disorder, right knee disorder, left hip condition, lumbosacral spine disability, and depression on the basis that new and material evidence was not submitted sufficient to reopen these claims. The veteran's psychiatric disorders were found to have begun many years after service and were not related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a present bilateral knee or hip disability related to service, and these disabilities are not secondary to a service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran's current lumbar, cervical, thoracic spine, bilateral shoulder, bilateral hip, and bilateral leg disabilities are not causally related to his active service or any incident therein.

The Board has determined that there is no current evidence of a left hip disability and finds that the appellant's claimed left hip disability is not proximately due to or the result of service-connected disease or injury. As such, the claim for service connection for left hip disability is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection have been denied across multiple issues, including neck disability, hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, right shoulder disability, and acquired psychiatric disability. The RO previously denied these claims as there was no evidence of in-service injury or disease related to these conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various lower body conditions are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing proper VCAA notice.

The veteran does not have a current disability of the wrists, hips, right ankle, shoulders, left knee, or elbows that is related to his military service. He has tinnitus but there is no competent medical evidence linking it to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's prostate and bilateral hip disabilities are not related to his military service, including any herbicide exposure. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim due to insufficient evidence regarding whether his preexisting right hip disorder was aggravated by service and if it caused or aggravated his current low back disability. The case will be reviewed after further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip disability is at least as likely as not incurred during service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hip and shoulder disabilities, which are secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The case has been remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and records.

The veteran withdrew his appeals for the issues related to dermatological condition, right hip condition, diabetic retinopathy, podiatry condition, and bladder condition with urination problems.

The case is being remanded for additional development and consideration of the veteran's claims, including providing VCAA notification letters as required by recent court decisions.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to failure in providing effective VCAA notice.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the veteran's current hip and back disabilities were aggravated during his ACDUTRA in June 1986. The case will be re-adjudicated after this examination.

The Board found no evidence of a current disability related to service for the veteran's bilateral hand and hip disabilities, thus denying both claims.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, and a left hip disability. The Board finds that comprehensive medical examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions, as well as whether they are related to his military service or secondary to his service-connected left foot disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran is not in need of regular aid and attendance or permanently housebound due to her disabilities, and therefore does not meet the criteria for special monthly pension based on these conditions.