Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development to ensure compliance with its duty to assist, specifically regarding the adequacy of VA examinations and obtaining a retrospective medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations were found inadequate due to lack of information on flare-ups and functional impairment during specific periods, necessitating additional evidence through a retrospective medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis and spinal stenosis, radiculopathy (femoral nerve) of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy (femoral nerve) of the right lower extremity, radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) of the left lower extremity, radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092738
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