Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a hip condition and an increased disability evaluation for his lumbar spine discogenic disease. The evidence did not support these claims.

The Board determined that the veteran's left hip disability, manifested by pain and fatigability, does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's low back and bilateral hip disabilities were not incurred or aggravated by service, nor are they otherwise related to such service. The veteran's scar is rated as noncompensable under Diagnostic Codes 7806, 7819.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection of a right hip disability and an increased rating for lumbar spine fracture with fusion of T11-L3. The veteran was not granted service connection for his right hip disability as it is not considered a hip disability, and he did not meet the criteria for an increased rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for a bilateral hip disability, including as secondary to his service-connected low back disorder. The evidence did not support a finding of direct service connection or secondary service connection.

The veteran's claims for increased evaluation and service connection were denied. The Board found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for an increased rating for his pes planus, and that he did not have valley fever with pulmonary obstructive disease or any other condition related to military service.

The Board has granted a 60 percent rating for the veteran's lumbosacral spine disability and a 30 percent rating for his left femur fracture with shortening and associated left hip disability.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for a left hip disability and granted an initial rating of 20 percent from September 1, 1997. Service connection was also established for tinnitus.

The Board denied reopening the claims for right hip disability and heart disability due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Board denied service connection for the veteran's heart disability, duodenal ulcer, lung disability (spot on lung), right hip disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral foot disability. The headaches were also not granted as service-connected.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for right knee, right hip, and low back disabilities as secondary to his service-connected right ankle strain with arthritis due to a lack of medical evidence linking these conditions to his service-connected disability.

The veteran's service-connected postoperative residuals of fracture of the left tibia and fibula, left knee disability, and left hip disability are not manifested by unusual or exceptional factors such as marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization. The RO denied increased ratings for these conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability, both on a direct basis and as secondary to his service-connected back disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of entitlement to service connection for various conditions, including a first-degree atrioventricular block, defective vision, hip disability, bilateral arm and wrist disabilities, skin disability, and dental condition. The decision also addressed whether new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of residuals of eye burns.

The veteran's right knee disability is evaluated at 50 percent, but not higher. The hearing loss and hip issues are denied as they do not meet the criteria for service connection.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been presented to reopen the claim for service connection for right hip disability, which was previously denied in an unappealed rating decision. The veteran's medical records suggest a relationship between his military service and his current right hip disability.

The Board found no current disability related to the in-service left hip injury and denied the veteran's claim for service connection.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hip disability was aggravated by service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the claims for increased evaluations and service connection.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen her low back and right hip disability claim. The neck and right shoulder disability were found to be incurred in active military service. The right calf varicosities did not meet criteria for a higher rating.