Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy was dismissed as the claim was granted during the pendency of the appeal. The other claims were remanded to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: The failure of the AOJ to provide examinations for the Veteran in conjunction with her claims is a pre-decisional duty to assist error, and thus the claims were remanded for new examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy, hidradenitis suppurativa, mesenteric lymphadenitis gastroenteritis, rhinitis, sinusitis, and chronic cough and upper respiratory infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021578
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