The Board remands the claim for a right lower extremity nerve condition, to include on a secondary basis, due to an inadequate VA examination and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 VA examination and October 2024 medical opinion were found internally inconsistent and inadequate by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity nerve condition, to include radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25035652
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.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral lower extremity nerve conditions, finding that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 10 percent.
- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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