Hip Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for a right foot disorder, manifested by plantar warts and calluses, incurred during active military service. The other issues on appeal are addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral pes planus, low back condition, right knee condition, and bilateral hip condition. The decision concluded that there was no evidence to support a finding of aggravation during service or any link between these conditions and service.

The Board has granted an increased evaluation of 20 percent for residuals of a ligamentous injury of the left ankle, finding that the veteran's service-connected condition causes functional losses approximating marked limitation of motion.

The Board found no evidence of a current bilateral hip or knee disability and denied the veteran's claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a low back injury and left hip disability, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied service connection for left elbow epicondylitis, right elbow epicondylitis, low back disorder, right hip disability, right ankle disability, and right foot disability. The reasons were that these conditions were not incurred or related to service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim of service connection for a left hip disability, finding no current evidence of such condition and concluding that her complaints alone do not constitute a disability.

The veteran's claims for service connection for back and right hip disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records and any Workers' Compensation records.

The VA denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for post-operative residuals of a fracture of the right index and middle metacarpaphalangeal joints, and left hip disability. The VA found that the current ratings adequately reflect the severity of these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for left knee and hip disabilities, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or chronic condition during service. The Board also found it unlikely that the veteran's complaints were related to his history of heel trauma.

The Board found that the veteran does not currently have a right hip disability that is a residual of an injury or disease incurred during service, and denied his claims for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for PTSD, right hip disability, left hip disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, right knee disability, and vision problems. The decision found that there was no evidence to support a diagnosis of PTSD or any other psychiatric disorder during service or in the years following service.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for a personal hearing at the RO. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the Chicago RO for a Travel Board hearing at the earliest practical date.

The veteran claims service connection for a left hip disability, which he asserts is due to injuries sustained during parachute jumps in service. The case has been remanded for further development and examination.

The Board denied service connection for right leg and hip disabilities, finding that the evidence did not support a link between these conditions and service. The claim for a growth on the left side of the face was also denied.

The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded to schedule a VA orthopedic examination and ensure all notification requirements under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000 have been met.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent for his left ankle disability and service connection for bilateral hip, low back, and right leg disabilities. The Board found that there was no evidence of ankylosis or other functional impairment warranting a higher rating than 20 percent. For the service connection claims, the Board determined that the veteran's current hip, low back, and right leg disabilities were not proximately due to his left ankle disability.