The Veteran's service connection claim for Multiple Sclerosis is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if his disability developed during service or within the presumptive period.,The Veteran's increased rating claims for Degenerative Changes at L4-5 and L5-S1 (back disability), Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Radiculopathy, and Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Radiculopathy are remanded due to the need for a VA examination to assess the impact of flare-ups on his functional ability.,The Veteran's service connection claim for Bladder Disability is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if it is proximately due to or the result of his service connected back disability, and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected back disability. ,The Veteran's service connection claim for Bowel Disability is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to determine if it is proximately due to or the result of his service connected back disability, and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
The deciding factor: A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's multiple sclerosis developed during service or within the presumptive period.,The need for a VA examination to assess the impact of flare-ups on the Veteran's functional ability due to his back disability and sciatic nerve radiculopathy.,A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's bladder disability is proximately due to or the result of his service connected back disability, and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected back disability.,A VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's bowel disability is proximately due to or the result of his service connected back disability, and whether it was aggravated by his service-connected back disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Degenerative Changes at L4-5 and L5-S1 (back disability), Right Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Radiculopathy, Left Lower Extremity Sciatic Nerve Radiculopathy, Bladder Disability, Bowel Disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24016481
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What this means for you
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