Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for two hernia residual scars, an initial rating in excess of 40 percent for a lumbar disorder, and ratings in excess of 20, 30, and 40 percent for right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), and a left upper extremity disability (ulnar nerve) respectively.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain outstanding VA treatment records from 2021 onward, as the Board did not define subjective terms for the increased ratings for radiculopathy and provided inadequate reasons and/or bases for the Veteran's radiculopathy claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Hernia residual scars, Lumbar disorder, Right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), Left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), Left upper extremity disability (ulnar nerve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- 25012859
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