Hip Board decisions

The veteran's claims for various orthopedic and psychiatric conditions were denied as the evidence did not establish that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated during his military service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for Systemic Lupus Erythematous and Left Hip Disability, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to her military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as his claim for residuals of smoking. The decision also noted that discontinuance of the vocational rehabilitation program was warranted.

The veteran's minor children are receiving additional VA compensation for his service-connected disabilities. The veteran is not reasonably discharging his responsibility to support his minor children, and a general apportionment of the veteran's VA disability compensation in the amount of the additional disability compensation he receives for his minor children from November 29, 2002 is granted.

The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for lumbosacral strain due to a compression fracture at D12-L1, effective from the date of the decision.

The Board found that the veteran's right, left knee, and left hip disabilities were not proximately caused by VA medical care. The surgeries performed in 1973 did not result in additional disability.

The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence of current bilateral hip or knee disabilities, and thus service connection for these conditions cannot be granted.

The veteran is seeking service connection for hip and low back disabilities that he believes are related to his service-connected left knee disability. The case has been remanded due to conflicting medical opinions regarding the nature of the veteran's injuries and their relationship to his service-connected condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current disability manifested by numbness and tingling in the left arm related to service, including as secondary to residuals of ligament disruption of the C1 and C2 vertebrae with subluxation, deformity, and mild degenerative changes. The hip and right knee disabilities are also denied on direct basis due to lack of current evidence of a disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right knee, back, hip, or shoulder disability that is attributable to military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for back, left knee, and left hip disabilities on a direct basis or as secondary to his service-connected acrocyanosis with frostbite of the feet. The evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred in service or related to his service-connected condition.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left hand disability and bilateral hip disability, both secondary to his other service-connected injuries.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and provide VCAA-compliant notice on the applications to reopen his service connection claims for a low back strain and bronchitis.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claim for additional development, including obtaining medical records and having the veteran examined by VA. The case will be readjudicated after all necessary actions are taken.

The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, hepatitis C, migraines, skin disorder, DJD of the feet, lumbar spine DJD, right hip disability, and bilateral shin splints, were all denied as there is no competent medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a right ankle disability and a right hip disability, finding no evidence of chronic conditions during service or continuity of symptoms after discharge. The Board also found that any current disabilities are not related to service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hip disability was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty, nor may it be presumed to have been incurred during service. The claim for service connection is denied.

The Board found that the veteran's left hip disability, including bursitis, did not result from service and was unrelated to any incident therein. As a result, the claim for service connection was denied.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for chronic right hip disability, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service occurrence.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his medical records and to clarify whether he wishes to withdraw his appeal.