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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2003
- Citation
- 0300777
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 244 · Granted: 30% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: 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.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and arranging for a VA examination to assess the current nature and extent of any right ankle, low back or thoracic spine disorder.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims are mixed, with some issues granted and others denied. The low back disorder is granted on the merits, while other claims remain pending due to lack of new and material evidence.
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