The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a tailbone injury, finding no evidence linking his current disability to military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the veteran's buttock pain was more likely secondary to spondylolisthesis and not related to active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a tailbone injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2003
- Citation
- 0308337
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Decisions by this judge: 1,458 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0308337.
What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a tailbone injury as there is no evidence of current disability related to an in-service tailbone injury.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate consideration of the Veteran's contentions regarding a tailbone injury sustained during National Guard service and his current lumbar spine pain.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and compliance with previous remand instructions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for grants of service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, and residuals of a tailbone injury due to lack of evidence showing an intent to file a claim prior to July 22, 2015.
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