Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to clarify the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity nerve conditions during the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The examiner's opinions were found to be inadequate due to lack of consideration of lay statements and private medical records, and conflicts with previous opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity lumbar radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, right lower extremity lumbar 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
- 25003774
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