The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of a pilonidal cyst with coccygeal pain is denied. The Board granted the Veteran a separate 20 percent rating for degenerative arthritis, thoracolumbar spine with degenerative disc disease and degenerative changes of sacroiliac joints effective February 22, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pilonidal cyst was manifested by a single painful scar that was not unstable, thus the criteria for the next higher 20 percent rating under Diagnostic Code 7804 have not been met.
- Claimed conditions
- pilonidal cyst, coccygeal pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 25, 2023
- Citation
- 23004870
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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