The Board has determined that the veteran's service-connected residuals of a coccyx fracture warrant a 10 percent disability rating, as this condition manifests as pain and tenderness in the area of the coccyx without clinical indication of other symptomatology.
The deciding factor: The residuals of the coccyx fracture have been rated under Diagnostic Code 5298 for removal of the coccyx due to their manifestations of painful residuals, which aligns with the criteria set forth in the rating schedule.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the coccyx
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- August 8, 2007
- Citation
- 0724478
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for further development due to new evidence received after the February 2022 Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected fracture of the coccyx resulted in a 10% rating, which is the maximum schedular rating for partial or complete removal of the coccyx with painful residuals. The Board found no additional functional impairment on repetitive motion and denied an increased rating.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the veteran's service-connected coccyx fracture and assigned a compensable disability rating of 10 percent.
- Denied
The Board found that there is no evidence of any earlier unadjudicated formal or informal claim for the residuals of a fracture of the coccyx, and thus denied an effective date earlier than October 5, 2001.
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