Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased disability ratings and TDIU due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's cervical spine, lumbar spine, and lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain retrospective opinions from qualified physicians regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions based on his statements and other evidence of record.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine disability, lumbar spine disability, left lower extremity (LLE) radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, LLE radiculopathy of the femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003740
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