Hip Board decisions

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a left hip disability and increased evaluations for her right and left carpal tunnel syndromes, finding no current disability or evidence of an in-service injury that could be linked to these conditions.

The Board has determined that the veteran's bilateral hip and left foot disabilities are not related to his service-connected right knee disability, and thus cannot be granted secondary service connection.

The Board has vacated its October 1998 decision and remanded the case to develop and readjudicate the neck, left hip, and ulcer claims in light of recent legislation. The back and psychiatric claims are deemed intertwined with the neck claim.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's right hip disability and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, both currently rated at 20 percent.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed low back, left hip, and right knee disabilities were not incurred or aggravated during service. The evidence does not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board denied service connection for right hip and left knee disabilities, finding no evidence of current manifestations or chronicity in service. The original compensable rating claim for bronchitis was also denied.

The veteran sustained additional disabilities in his right shoulder, low back, and possibly right hip as a result of falling into an elevator at the VA hospital. The low back disability is attributed to pre-existing service-connected lumbosacral strain aggravated by the fall. Right shoulder and right hip injuries are considered new disabilities resulting from the 1995 incident.

The VA denied an increased evaluation for the veteran's right hip disability, currently rated at 10 percent.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral hip disability and an increased rating for a scar of the scalp.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claim for service connection for a right hip disability. The appeal is granted, but further development is needed before the merits of the case can be decided.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral ankle, leg, knee and hip disabilities as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for low back disability and bilateral hip disability, both of which are considered direct service connection. The RO will proceed with a determination on the merits of these claims.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and new and material evidence submissions, as well as service connection for various conditions. The left hip condition was rated at 10 percent, hearing loss was not compensable, hypertension was also not compensable, and there were no findings regarding hematuria or Achilles tendon spurs.

The veteran's asthma, low back disorder, vaginitis and vaginal infections, and residuals of a C-section are all found to be service-connected.

The Board denied service connection for a bilateral hip disability as secondary to the veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus due to lack of evidence supporting a relationship between the two conditions.

The Board found that the appellant's postoperative residuals of a herniated disc at L5-S1 were not incurred or aggravated in active service. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the veteran does not have a right hip disability and therefore, service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board finds that the veteran's asthma was aggravated by service and grants service connection for it. However, there is no current evidence of a left hip disability, so service connection for this condition is denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's right knee and right hip conditions are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected left knee disability.

The Board has determined that the submitted evidence is not new and material, thus denying the reopening of the claim for secondary service connection for right hip disability.