Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded for additional development, specifically to obtain a resume or curriculum vitae (CV) for the VA examiner who conducted the Veteran's December 17, 2020, VA back (thoracolumbar spine) conditions Disability Benefits Questionnaire (DBQ).
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to comply with the Board's prior remand directive regarding the VA examiner's credentials, which is necessary for a proper adjudication of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lumbosacral spine strain and degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25003763
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