Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and readjudication due to non-compliance with previous remand instructions.
The deciding factor: Remand is required as the agency of original jurisdiction did not comply with the Board's July 2024 remand instructions, specifically regarding retrospective medical opinions and the effects of medication on disability severity.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease of the spine, Right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Left knee degenerative joint disease, Right knee chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25013591
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