Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for left and right sciatic conditions and left and right flatfoot conditions due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinions were inadequate as they relied solely on the Veteran's lay statements without providing an independent rationale or analysis, and did not address aggravation of pre-existing conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve (left sciatic condition), right lower extremity radiculopathy of the sciatic nerve (right sciatic condition), left flatfoot condition, right flatfoot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106002
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