Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity disability, left lower extremity disability, and sleep disability due to the need for further development of the record.
The deciding factor: Further VA examinations are needed to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions and their relationship to the Veteran's service.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent right lower extremity disability (peripheral neuropathy), recurrent left lower extremity disability (peripheral neuropathy), recurrent sleep disability (obstructive sleep apnea)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25002317
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