Hip Board decisions

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a current disability for any of her claimed hip or knee conditions, and there is no evidence linking these conditions to service. Therefore, she cannot establish service connection for any of her claims.

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

The Board has granted service connection for arthritis of the lumbar spine, finding that it is proximately due to or the result of a service-connected right knee disability. The issue of secondary service connection for a right hip disability remains pending.

The veteran has withdrawn his appeal, and the case is dismissed.

The veteran's claim for an increased evaluation for her right hip disability, which has been rated as 30 percent disabling, is being remanded to the RO for further consideration after a VA orthopedic examination.

The Board denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for the veteran's service-connected left hip disability, finding that the evidence did not meet criteria for an increased rating.

The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues and new evidence. The case is now remanded for additional consideration.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for left knee and right hip disabilities as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a right knee injury due to lack of current disability.

The Board found no evidence of current disabilities related to the veteran's service and denied all claims.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence sufficient to reopen the claim of service connection for a left hip condition, claimed as secondary to the veteran's service-connected left thigh gunshot wound residuals has been submitted. Further development is required before proceeding to consider the merits of the underlying claim.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right hip disability and lumbar spine disability, finding that these conditions are related to her service-connected right ankle disability.

The Board denied service connection for a left hip disability and heart arrhythmia, but granted increased ratings for hemorrhoids and sinusitis. The veteran's left fourth metacarpal fracture resulted in minimal disability.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence received since the last supplemental statement of the case, and the RO is instructed to review this expanded record and determine if service connection for right hip disability and lumbar spine disability should be granted.

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability.

The veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected left hip condition was granted, with a 20 percent evaluation effective July 24, 2001.

The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's right and left hip disabilities, including arthritis with hip replacement due to cold exposure, based on credible evidence of such exposure during his service in the Korean War.

The Board found that the veteran's right hip disability was not incurred in or aggravated by service and is not shown to be aggravated by, proximately due to, or the result of a service-connected disease or injury.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has found that the veteran's right knee disability is aggravated by his service-connected left knee replacement, warranting secondary service connection.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's claimed low back disability with left leg pain, bilateral hip and knee disabilities, and unspecified soft tissue complaints of the stomach, leg, and hand due to exposure to Agent Orange. The claims were found not supported by evidence showing a direct relationship to military service.