Hip Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for left and right hip disabilities as secondary to the service-connected bilateral lower extremity amputations. The veteran's PTSD is rated at 30 percent since October 14, 1997.

The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination, including obtaining medical records and arranging for VA examinations to assess various disabilities.

The Board has determined that the veteran's defective hearing of the left ear is due to injury incurred in service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of right knee, right hip, and low back disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right ankle strain with arthritis.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 30 percent for his service-connected right knee injury, granted service connection for left knee impairment and left hip impairment, but denied service connection for right hip impairment as secondary to his service-connected right knee.

The Board granted the veteran's motion to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for a right knee injury, finding that new and material evidence had been submitted. However, it was determined that there is no current disability related to an in-service right knee injury.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a left hip condition claimed as secondary to her right calf scar. The RO also denied an increased rating for her right calf scar and service connection for hemorrhoids.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for right and left knee disabilities, low back disability, right hip disability, and residuals of a tonsillectomy. The decision is based on the conclusion that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated by service.

The RO denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of left hip disability, stating that the previous determinations were not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.

The Board has denied the appellant's claims for service connection of a spine disability and bilateral hip disability, both secondary to his service-connected right knee replacement. The evidence did not support a finding that these disabilities were related to or aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a current left hip disability and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a left hip disability, finding no evidence of such a condition in service or post-service records. The Board also found that any current left hip disability is not related to his right ankle sprain.

The Board found that the appellant's current right knee and right hip disabilities were not incurred in service or due to a service-connected condition. The VA examiner concluded that these conditions are unrelated to his service-connected residuals of right ankle dislocation.

The veteran is seeking service connection for low back, right leg, and right hip disabilities. The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate these claims.

The Board finds that the veteran's low back disability is not service-connected, and his right hip disability claim cannot be decided without additional evidence.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the veteran's low back disability and right hip disability, including whether they are related to service.

The Board has denied the secondary service connection claim for a left hip disability, but granted restoration of a 40% rating for the right thigh muscle injury and denied an increased rating.

The Board denied the appellant's claim for an increased rating for postoperative residuals of a fracture of the left femur and service connection for a right hip disability, finding that there was no current evidence of such disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the November 18, 1985 rating decision.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for reopening his hip and knee disability service connection claims, finding that new and material evidence had not been received.