Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's psychiatric disorder is related to or aggravated by his service-connected lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error has been identified due to the Veteran's inability to attend the scheduled VA examination without good cause, requiring remand for a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25011855
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