Hip Board decisions

The Board found that the veteran's hip and back disabilities did not have their onset in service or within one year of separation, and there was no medical evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a hip disability as secondary to his service-connected malunion of the right tibia and fibula with degenerative joint disease, and an increased rating for that condition. The veteran was granted a 20% evaluation for the malunion of the right tibia and fibula with degenerative joint disease but not greater than 10% for shortening of the right lower extremity.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for his right knee and hearing loss, as well as service connection for various conditions including a left knee condition. The veteran did not receive any compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for his left eye condition.

The veteran's claim for service connection for right hip disability is being remanded due to insufficient medical evidence to determine if the current condition is related to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and an initial schedular rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar disc disease with radicular symptoms.

The Board has ordered additional development of the evidence due to incomplete information and unverified service records. The appellant seeks service connection for various disabilities, but his claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the veteran's claim of service connection for a bilateral hip disability, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected right knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability is related to his service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board found that the veteran's bilateral hip and knee disabilities are not related to his military service, including the shell fragment wound he sustained in April 1970. Degenerative joint disease of the hips was not diagnosed within one year of his discharge. The claim for increased rating for PTSD was granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, left ankle, bilateral hip, and left wrist disabilities due to a lack of medical evidence establishing a current disability or a relationship between any such disabilities and either service or a service-connected condition.

The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development of his claims, including obtaining additional VA treatment records and administrative procurement records.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining VA examinations and records from SSA. The veteran's claims for service connection for back, left leg, and hip disabilities, as well as an increased rating for his right knee disability, are pending.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right shoulder disability, left ankle disability, reflex dystrophy of the left leg and foot, arthritis of the feet, and left hip disability. The appeals were based on direct evidence without any presumption or secondary relationship to prior conditions.

The veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left ankle, right foot, left hip, and bilateral knee disabilities were denied. The VA examination did not diagnose any of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for left knee and left hip disabilities due to incomplete development, including a need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding whether the veteran's disabilities are secondary to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right hip and lumbar spine disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during his active duty service, and thus denied both claims.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to VCAA requirements.

The Board has determined that the veteran's service connection for multiple lipomas, claimed as secondary to herbicide exposure, is granted. The effective date remains pending further review.

The Board denied service connection for a skin rash of the elbows, a back disability, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, residuals of dislocation of the right middle finger, and a tail bone disability. Service connection was granted for tinnitus with an initial rating of 0 percent.