The Board remands the claims for increased ratings due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring updated VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to ensure all relevant VA treatment records are obtained and considered in the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip iliopsoas tendinitis with left myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (painful), left hip iliopsoas tendinitis with left myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (extension), left hip iliopsoas tendinitis with left myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (flexion), right hip iliopsoas tendinitis with right myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (painful), right hip iliopsoas tendinitis with right myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (extension), right hip iliopsoas tendinitis with right myositis, quadratus lumborum muscle (flexion), spinal stenosis with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25030222
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a separate 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve) effective from August 14, 2013, but denied higher initial ratings for the sciatic nerve.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for dermatochalasis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and blepharitis. The claims for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), right shoulder tendinopathy, diabetes, and prostate cancer with urinary incontinence status-post prostatectomy were remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an increased initial rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), finding that his symptoms were no worse than mild incomplete paralysis.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the veteran's appeals for initial compensable ratings and TDIU, but readjudicated a previously denied service connection claim for ischemic heart disease.
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