The Board found that the Veteran's coccygodynia did not have onset during active service and is not otherwise etiologically related to active service, thus denying his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that it was less likely as not that the Veteran's current complaints of coccygodynia were related to active service based on service treatment records, the Veteran's subjective medical history, and physical examinations which revealed no noted coccygodynia during care encounters after separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- coccygodynia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 18, 2016
- Citation
- 1632891
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including an examination of the Veteran's coccygodynia and a determination on whether he underwent surgery in service.
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