Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claims for a more contemporaneous examination to determine the current severity of his service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The last VA examinations were conducted over four years ago, and the Board finds that a current examination is necessary to evaluate the Veteran's conditions accurately.
- Claimed conditions
- back condition, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy of the femoral nerve, right rotator cuff tendonitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 19, 2025
- Citation
- A25100629
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