Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and separate ratings for radiculopathy conditions due to a failure in duty to assist, specifically regarding the acquisition of necessary medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to associate the Veteran's March 2019 private spine MRI with his claims file and did not provide a VA peripheral nerves examination as directed by the Board's May 2022 remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- thoracolumbar spine discogenic degenerative joint disease with facet joint arthritis, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (prior to December 1, 2021), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (from December 1, 2021), femoral nerve radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25002187
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