The Board has granted a higher disability rating for residuals, fractured coccyx with degenerative joint disease from 20 percent to 40 percent. The claims for higher initial ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities remain pending as they are part of the claim for increased compensation for the underlying condition.
The deciding factor: The clinical findings do not show flexion limited to 30 degrees or less, nor ankylosis of the spine. The Veteran's disability picture is more comparable to a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 4590 (degenerative arthritis) than Diagnostic Codes for IVDS.
- Claimed conditions
- fractured coccyx with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727136
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