Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development and to ensure that all relevant evidence is properly considered.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report findings do not adequately discount the ameliorative effects of the Veteran's medications used to treat his back disability, necessitating a remand for corrective action.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS) with degenerative disc disease (DDD), right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, right lower extremity femoral nerve radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105463
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