Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy to ensure that there is a complete record upon which to decide the claim.
The deciding factor: Further VA examinations are needed due to deficiencies in the current examination reports regarding the functional loss associated with the service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25013035
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