Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for higher ratings of the Veteran's service-connected low back and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy disabilities due to a predecisional duty to assist error in not providing the Veteran's attorney with the VA examiner's training history and credentials.
The deciding factor: The failure to provide the requested information constitutes a predecisional duty to assist error, necessitating a remand for corrective action.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Left lower extremity femoral radiculopathy, Right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, Right lower extremity femoral radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093228
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