Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for lumbar radiculopathy and special monthly compensation due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as the current VA examinations do not consider the ameliorative effects of medication on the Veteran's condition, making them inadequate to resolve the issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar radiculopathy of the right sciatic nerve, lumbar radiculopathy of the left sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 25, 2025
- Citation
- 25004024
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