Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the Veteran's claims for a higher disability rating and TDIU due to inconsistencies in evidence and the need for further medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that further medical examinations are necessary to accurately assess the severity of the Veteran's conditions without considering the ameliorative effects of treatments.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- 25001240
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