Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings and earlier effective dates for various service-connected conditions, as well as a TDIU claim, due to insufficient medical evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical evidence exists to render a fully informed decision regarding the nature, etiology, and severity of the Veteran's claims; an examination and retrospective medical opinion are needed.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative disc disease and lumbar strain, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, Left upper extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093386
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