Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for diabetes mellitus and PTSD, as there was no evidence of in-service exposure to herbicide agents or a causal connection between the veteran's conditions and military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for secondary service connection for a bilateral hip disability, to include osteoarthritis, as it was not supported by competent medical evidence.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, to include as secondary to the veteran's service-connected right foot and ankle disabilities.

The veteran's claims for service connection for left knee, low back, and right hip disabilities were reopened based on new and material evidence. However, the Board found that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated in military service and are not secondary to a service-connected disability.

The veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for herniated nucleus pulposus, lumbar spine.

The Board remands the case for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling VA examinations to determine the nature and etiology of the appellant's claimed disabilities.

The appeal is remanded to the Agency of Original Jurisdiction for further development and readjudication.

The Board remands the case to the agency of original jurisdiction for additional development, including obtaining a VA examination.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a low back disability, a hip disability, a knee disability, or a right leg disability, that were caused or aggravated by his service-connected right foot disability.

The appeal is REMANDED to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) for further development and then to the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

The veteran's bilateral pes planus is not entitled to a rating higher than 30 percent.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a hearing at the Detroit, Michigan Regional Office. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The veteran's claims for service connection for complications from a right breast implant, an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for left foot plantar fasciitis with bunions, and an initial compensable disability rating for right foot plantar fasciitis with bunions were denied. The claim for service connection for a right knee disorder was remanded.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hip disability was not related to his active service, as there was no evidence of a compression injury in 1966 or at any time during service, and the current degenerative arthritis did not have a nexus to his back injury.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed right knee, right arm, and left hip disabilities as there was no evidence of current disability.

The veteran's left hip, left knee and lumbar spine disabilities were not related to service or secondary to his service-connected pes planus and hallux valgus.

The Board remands the claims for further development and adjudication.

The Board denied service connection for hip disability, finding no evidence of a current hip disability due to disease or injury. The issue regarding degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for right hip, knee, and ankle disabilities due to the lack of evidence showing a current disability or a nexus between any such disability and military service.

The evidence submitted since the previous denials does not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claims for service connection, and therefore, new and material evidence has not been received to reopen either claim.