Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative disc disease and associated radiculopathy, as the record does not include all relevant treatment records prior to back surgery.
The deciding factor: Remand is required due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error in failing to obtain complete medical records from all relevant treatment facilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD), Left Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Sciatic Nerve, Right Lower Extremity Radiculopathy, Sciatic Nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105945
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