Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of service connection for a recurrent lumbar spine disability, recurrent right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, and entitlement to a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee strain due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure adequate medical examinations are conducted to determine the nature and etiology of the claimed conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Recurrent lumbar spine disability, Recurrent right lower extremity sciatic nerve radiculopathy, Right knee strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102316
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