The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder with radiculopathy of the lower extremities and bilateral hip and knee disorders due to the need for VA examinations.

The deciding factor: VA is required to provide an examination when there is competent evidence of a current disability, an in-service event, injury or disease, and an indication that the current disability may be related to the in-service event, but insufficient evidence to decide the case.

Claimed conditions

bilateral hip disorder, bilateral knee disorder, low back disorder, radiculopathy of the lower extremities (claimed as sciatic nerve pain)

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

None in this decision

Decision date

December 18, 2025

Citation

A25109311

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