The Board has determined that the veteran's coccyx disability, diagnosed as coccygodynia, was incurred in service and granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The Board found credible the veteran's account of a fall on her coccyx during service which resulted in ongoing pain and confirmed by medical evidence.
- Claimed conditions
- coccyx disability, coccygodynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2000
- Citation
- 0011053
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The April 24, 1995, Rating Decision was reversed and service connection for coccyx disability is granted. Other motions for revision of the April 24, 1995, Rating Decision were denied or remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for increased ratings was granted, including a 10% rating for coccyx disability and separate ratings for left and right upper extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity tibial radiculopathy.
- Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a coccyx disability, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's depressive disorder alone rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment, and she is entitled to a TDIU for accrued benefits purposes on and from December 19, 2015. Additionally, the Veteran meets the criteria for SMC based on statutory housebound criteria for accrued benefits purposes.
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