Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine disorder, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and left lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations provided were incomplete and did not address all theories of service connection or provide adequate rationale for their conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar spine disorder, including severe arthritis in L4 and L5, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic issues, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic issues
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009597
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