The Veteran's claim for a rating of 40 percent for coccydynia with lumbosacral arthritis is granted, effective from January 19, 2014 to June 9, 2022. The issue of service connection for right lower extremity radiculopathy and left lower extremity radiculopathy remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's coccydynia with lumbosacral arthritis was found to have a functional equivalent of forward flexion limited to less than 30 degrees but without unfavorable ankylosis, warranting a rating of 40 percent under the General Rating Formula for Diseases and Injuries of the Spine.
- Claimed conditions
- coccydynia, lumbosacral arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- March 20, 2023
- Citation
- 23017268
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral arthritis, finding the evidence did not support a link to service. Service connection was granted for hernia, with the condition first identified after separation from service.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for hypertension and remanded the claims for bilateral hand, hip, knee, and lumbosacral arthritis to provide further development.
- Dismissed
All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.
- Dismissed
All appeals for higher ratings, decreased ratings, and service connection claims have been dismissed as the Veteran has already appealed these issues to the Board.
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