Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher ratings and TDIU due to inconsistent information regarding the nerve branches affected by the Veteran's radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to determine which nerve branches are affected by the Veteran's current radiculopathy and their respective degree of impairment from the inception of the appeal in October 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2025
- Citation
- 25015090
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