The Board denied the veteran's claim for an extra-schedular evaluation for his service-connected residuals of a fracture of the coccyx, finding that there was no evidence of marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence showing that the veteran's service-connected disability had resulted in marked interference with employment or frequent periods of hospitalization.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a fracture of the coccyx
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0300777
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Decisions by this judge: 244 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The rating reduction from 20 percent to 10 percent effective December 2, 2016, for a lumbosacral spine disability was improper and a 20 percent rating is restored effective December 2, 2016. The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for her service-connected residuals of a fracture of the coccyx is also remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that there is no evidence of a current disability related to the Veteran's claimed coccyx fracture, and thus service connection for this condition cannot be established.
- Remanded (sent back)
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