The Veteran's service-connected coccyx, sacroiliac joints and symphysis pubis injury with DDD of the lumbar spine was granted a rating of 40 percent from August 31, 2018. The TDIU claim is denied, and the service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine and RLE radiculopathy were severed.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran's coccyx, sacroiliac joints and symphysis pubis injury with DDD of the lumbar spine met the criteria for a 40 percent rating from August 31, 2018 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- coccyx, sacroiliac joints and symphysis pubis, DDD of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19179821
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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