Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the veteran's claims for higher ratings for her lumbar spine and lower extremity disabilities to obtain private chiropractic treatment records.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain private chiropractic treatment records that are in VA's constructive possession but not associated with the record.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar degenerative disc disease and degenerative arthritis, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 18, 2025
- Citation
- 25003684
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