Hip Board decisions

The Board denied service connection for a hip disability and left shoulder disability, but granted service connection for headaches.,Service-connected allergic rhinitis is currently rated at 30 percent.

The Board found that the veteran's current bilateral hip disability is not related to his service or a service-connected condition, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has reopened the claims for service connection for respiratory disorders, left knee disability, lumbar spine disability, right knee disability, right hip disability, and left hip disability. However, new evidence submitted since previous decisions does not warrant reopening of the claims for other conditions.

The Board has granted an effective date of February 6, 2001 for the grant of a 50 percent rating for PTSD. The claim for service connection for a left hip disability was denied.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current low back disability and denied service connection for this condition. However, the appellant was granted service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left hip.

The Board found that the veteran did not raise a valid claim of clear and unmistakable error in RO decisions dated in December 1989, October 1990, or January 1991. The effective date for TDIU benefits was revised from June 17, 1992 to May 23, 1991 based on the veteran's statement indicating additional disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, right knee disability, and right hip disability. The decision found that there was no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

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

The Board has reopened the veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for a left hip disability and determined that new and material evidence has been submitted. However, it was found that the left hip condition is not proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability. The veteran's claims for automobile and adaptive equipment or for adaptive equipment only, as well as specially adapted housing or special home adaptation grant, are still pending.

The Board found that the veteran does not have a left hip disability and denied entitlement to service connection for it.

The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current right hip disability and the veteran's claim for service connection as secondary to her service-connected bilateral foot disability cannot be granted.

The Board found no current hip disability and denied the claim for service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for left knee and right hip disabilities, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to reopen the claim for right hip.

The Board denied the reopening of claims for service connection for left hip, back, and gastrointestinal (GI) disorders due to lack of new and material evidence.

The veteran's service-connected right hip disability has been rated at 20% since October 6, 2001. The previous rating was 10%.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's right hip, left hip, and back disabilities as they were not shown to be incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability secondary to her service-connected left foot disorder, finding no evidence of such a condition and concluding that any symptoms were not related to her service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral knee and hip disabilities, finding that the veteran's flatfeet caused biomechanical stress leading to arthritis in his knees and hips.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased evaluations for her right shoulder, left shoulder, and left hip disabilities. The evidence did not support a higher evaluation under any applicable diagnostic codes.

The VA determined that the appellant does not have a back, right hip, or right leg disability that is related to his military service. The VA found no evidence linking these disabilities to any events during his service.