The Board remands the appeal for an addendum opinion that considers the ameliorative effects of medication when evaluating the Veteran's bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a recent ruling in Ingram, which requires the Board to remand the appeal for an addendum opinion considering the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Claimed conditions
- Radiculopathy right lower extremity, Radiculopathy left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25097149
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Decisions by this judge: 1,820 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for lumbar spine disability and lower extremity radiculopathy prior to January 25, 2022 are dismissed as the March 31, 2022 VA Form 10182 was not interpreted as an opt-in to the modernized system.
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