The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's coccyx disorder. Further development is needed to determine if any current coccyx disorders are related to service, including his in-service tailbone injury.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinion was inadequate as it did not address the functional impairment caused by pain and did not consider the lay statements and testimony of the Veteran regarding his continuous coccyx pain since service.
- Claimed conditions
- coccyx disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2024
- Citation
- 24003258
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Decisions by this judge: 835 · Granted: 22% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for a coccyx disorder due to inadequate medical opinions and further development is needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with prior remand directives.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the representative withdrew all claims on appeal prior to a decision being made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the coccyx disorder, including whether it is related to service. The Veteran's DD214 indicates he served in the U.S. Army Reserve and was transferred to a unit after his period of active duty.
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