The Board remands the claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine and in excess of 10 percent for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) to ensure compliance with the duty to assist.

The deciding factor: The remand is necessary due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including a lack of weight-bearing range of motion assessments and failure to consider additional functional impairment without medications.

Claimed conditions

Degenerative arthritis of the thoracolumbar spine, Left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve)

How they argued it

Not specified

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

November 4, 2025

Citation

A25096004

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