Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for earlier effective dates for radiculopathy of the femoral and sciatic nerves due to a duty to assist error by the AOJ.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain a medical opinion on when the Veteran's radiculopathies likely incepted, which is necessary to assign an appropriate effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, Radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25018666
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