Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increase in disability evaluation and a separate evaluation for lumbar radiculopathy due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Court found that the previous VA examinations were inadequate as they did not adequately address functional loss during flareups and prior to January 9, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease, lumbar radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2025
- Citation
- 25002012
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