Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a disability evaluation greater than 10 percent for service-connected conditions related to the Veteran's lumbar spine and lower extremity radiculopathy due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The April 2024 VA examination was found to be contradictory and inadequate, failing to adequately address the Veteran's pain and functional loss during flare-ups as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative arthritis, IVDS, and degenerative disc disease with spondylosis, lumbar spine, Left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, Right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095719
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