Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left hip strain, lower left extremity radiculopathy, and lumbosacral strain, lumbago, and multilevel degenerative spondylosis as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: The March 2024 VA medical opinion was found to be inadequate due to the improper standard used in determining chronicity of care. The claims are being remanded for additional examination and consideration of continuity of symptomatology.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip strain (claimed as left hip pain and piriformis syndrome), lower left extremity, radiculopathy (claimed as piriformis syndrome), lumbosacral strain, lumbago, and multilevel degenerative spondylosis (claimed as low back pain, lumbago, and piriformis syndrome)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25021636
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