Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for hypertension, OSA, low back disorder, left hip disorder, and bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy to obtain additional medical evidence.
The deciding factor: There is a pre-decisional duty to assist error that was committed by the AOJ. The VA opinions are inadequate to decide these claims as they failed to address certain contentions.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), low back disorder, left hip disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy femoral nerve, left lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy sciatic nerve
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105236
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