The Board has determined that the appellant's service-connected coccydynia does not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent, and her claims for service connection for left wrist ganglion cyst, keratosis pilaris, and post concussion headaches have been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support an increased rating for the appellant's coccydynia due to lack of painful residuals. The Board found that the current schedular evaluation adequately reflected her level of disability.
- Claimed conditions
- coccydynia, left wrist ganglion cyst, keratosis pilaris, post concussion headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1011629
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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