The Board denied an extra-schedular rating for the Veteran's service-connected coccygodynia, currently rated as 10 percent. The Veteran failed to report to a scheduled October 2011 VA examination and his claim was denied due to failure to provide good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not provide good cause for failing to report to the scheduled VA examination, which resulted in denial of his extra-schedular rating claim.
- Claimed conditions
- coccygodynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1227599
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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).
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- Whole decision: Denied
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