Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings of various disabilities to ensure that all relevant VA treatment records are obtained and considered.
The deciding factor: The AOJ did not obtain or review the Veteran's VA treatment records, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of lumbar spine with disc bulge and spinal stenosis, Right hip bursitis, Left hip bursitis, Incomplete paralysis of the right lower extremity femoral nerve, Incomplete paralysis of the left lower extremity femoral nerve, Right thigh impairment, Left thigh impairment, Rating higher than 20 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Rating higher than 20 percent for left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25010049
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