The Board remands the claims for a higher rating for various conditions, including lumbar spine disability and peripheral neuropathies, due to an incomplete record of private treatment records.

The deciding factor: Incomplete record of private treatment records necessitates further development before a full and fair adjudication can be made.

Claimed conditions

lumbar spine disability, right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the ilio-inguinal nerve, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external cutaneous nerve, left upper extremity peripheral neuropathy of the median nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external popliteal nerve, right upper extremity peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the external popliteal nerve, left lower extremity peripheral neuropathy of the obturator nerve, diabetes mellitus with erectile dysfunction

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 11, 2025

Citation

25014801

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