Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining a medical opinion that addresses the current and past levels of severity of the Veteran's service-connected left and right lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities without considering the ameliorative effects of his medications.
The deciding factor: The examiner did not provide a retrospective opinion as requested in the remand directives, leading to noncompliance with the Board's instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- 25014739
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