Hip Board decisions

The veteran's liver disability is rated at 50% for accrued benefits purposes, and his right hip and left knee disabilities are each rated at 10%. The claim of new and material evidence for the right knee disability has been granted.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus as secondary to hearing loss, and right hip disability. The decision found that the evidence did not support a well-grounded claim for any of these issues.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD. The claim of service connection for a left hip disability is considered well grounded.

The Board has determined that the veteran's left hip disability, including Perthes' hip and osteoarthritis, as well as his low back strain, are service-connected. The decision also grants service connection for these conditions based on aggravation during military service.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are not well-grounded, as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service or any service-connected condition.

The Board denied increased ratings for service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound of the right arm and a right hip disability, finding that the evidence did not warrant such increases.

The veteran's TDIU award was granted with an effective date of October 18, 1996.

The Board has granted increased ratings for the veteran's service-connected right hip disability and related scars, but denied increased ratings for his right knee disability.

The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection due to lack of evidence supporting his claimed conditions and exposure. The RO found that new and material evidence was not submitted to reopen the claims for back disability and right knee and leg disability.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well-grounded and thus denied.

The Board found that the veteran's right hip disability is not due to his service-connected bilateral pes planus and denied his claim for service connection.

The Board has not determined whether the veteran's claims of service connection for restrictive lung disease, right knee disability, left hip disability, and refractive error are well-grounded. The evidence submitted since the August 1996 denial does not establish a relationship between these conditions and the veteran's military service.

The Board has ordered additional development due to inadequate medical examination and failure to follow directives in a prior remand.

The veteran's claim of entitlement to payment or reimbursement for unauthorized medical services provided during his hospitalizations is denied as not well-grounded because the treatment was not for a service-connected disability.

The Board has granted service connection for early left knee degenerative joint disease as secondary to the veteran's service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the left thigh. The rating assigned is 10 percent for the residuals of the shell fragment wound, and the hearing loss disability remains noncompensably disabling.

The Board has determined that the veteran's back, hip, and groin conditions are secondary to her service-connected left knee disorder. She is currently rated at 10 percent for her left knee condition.

The veteran is entitled to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for additional left hip disability resulting from August 1985 or January 1993 VA surgical procedures.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claims for service connection are not well grounded and have therefore been denied.

The veteran's claim for service connection is being remanded due to the need to obtain additional service medical records. The RO will attempt to secure these records and review them to determine if they can support the veteran's claims.

The veteran's claims of service connection for jungle rot, peripheral vascular disease, bilateral elbow disability, hip disability, and low back disability are denied as not well grounded.