Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates and remanded the claims for higher ratings due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of new and relevant evidence prior to September 25, 2023, and the need for a separate VA peripheral nerves examination for accurate rating assessment.
- Claimed conditions
- Intervertebral disc syndrome to include degenerative arthritis with levoconvex scoliosis, Right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, Left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25097697
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