Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case to ensure that all relevant medical records are associated with the claims file, specifically those from non-VA neurosurgery consultations.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to the AOJ's failure to satisfy its duty to assist by not associating relevant medical records with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis with spondylolisthesis, bilateral L5 spondylolysis and neural foraminal stenosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25018856
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