Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent for cervical spine degenerative arthritis and disc disease with IVDS, radiculopathy of the RUE, LUE, lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, LLE, and RLE.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain additional VA examinations addressing the severity of the Veteran's radiculopathy in his upper and lower extremities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical spine degenerative arthritis and disc disease with intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS), radiculopathy of the right upper extremity (RUE), radiculopathy of the left upper extremity (LUE), lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, radiculopathy of the left lower extremity (LLE), radiculopathy of the right lower extremity (RLE)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105883
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