Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the case for a VA examination to determine the severity of the Veteran's lower extremity radiculopathy conditions.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in finding no pre-decisional duty to assist error, including as related to the AOJ's failure to obtain a VA examination for peripheral nerve conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic, left lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, femoral nerve
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106106
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