Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and traumatic brain injury due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: Remand is warranted due to an AOJ failure to provide notice of the right to a hearing before the RO to the Veteran, which constitutes a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disorder, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25109451
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