Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of increased ratings for various disabilities due to procedural deficiencies and the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations.
The deciding factor: Procedural deficiencies and the need for updated VA treatment records and examinations were cited as reasons for the remand.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral hearing loss, Lower and upper back (lumbosacral and thoracic, or thoracolumbar spine) disability, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the anterior crural (femoral) and internal saphenous nerves, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the anterior (femoral) and internal saphenous nerves
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- 25012399
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