Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for an increased initial rating for a low back disability and radiculopathy, right and left lower extremities due to a need for additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain an addendum opinion regarding the effects of medication on the severity of the Veteran's conditions as of the November 2019 examination.
- Claimed conditions
- Low back disability, Radiculopathy, right lower extremity, Radiculopathy, left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106743
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