Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various disabilities, finding no evidence of current diagnoses or a link to service.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims due to a lack of medical evidence supporting his service connection claims and because proper notice under Dingess v. Nicholson, 19 Vet. App. 473 (2006), was not provided.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle disability is related to his service-connected right foot disability, and granted this claim. The bilateral hip and leg disabilities are not found to be secondary to the service-connected right foot disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for further examination and development of records.

The veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for additional right hip disability due to a March 1997 total hip revision was granted, effective from the date of his November 18, 1997 VA Form 21-526 submission.

The Board has remanded the case due to a scheduling issue for an appropriate hearing.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee, right hip, and low back disabilities as secondary to the veteran's service-connected left knee disability.

The Board found that the veteran's right knee, left hip, and low back disabilities are not related to service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right ankle and right hip disabilities are related to his military service, granting his claims for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current right hip disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA examination to determine if the veteran's hip conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for hypertension, finding that it was first manifested in service and is the result of a disease or injury incurred in service. The veteran's other claims are addressed in the REMAND portion.

The Board denied service connection for chronic disabilities of the low back and left hip as secondary to the veteran's service-connected postoperative Osgood-Schlatter's disease of the left knee, finding no competent clinical evidence linking these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hip and knee disabilities, finding no current pathology to support these claims.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a present right hip disability and denied service connection for this condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to confusion regarding his desire for a personal hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for appropriate action.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and right hip disabilities, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his active military service or any other presumptive exposure basis. The Board also found insufficient new and material evidence to reopen the claim for right hip disability.

The case is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and making a formal finding regarding the effect of the other than honorable discharge on the veteran's claims. A VA examination will also be scheduled to determine the current nature and likely etiology of the claimed back disability.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining records from SSA and a medical opinion regarding the veteran's left foot disability. The issues of service connection and TDIU are inextricably intertwined and will be addressed together.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection of a right hip condition as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a right ankle sprain.