The Board remanded the claims to obtain additional records and correct a duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's submission of the VA Form 20-0995, Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim, in April 2021 represents continuous pursuit of the initial rating assigned for the service-connected lumbar spine disability and that this pursuit continued with the submission of the December 2021 Supplemental Claim, the March 2022 Request for Higher-Level Review, and the June 2022 Supplemental Claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Schmorl's node L3 with inferior herniation and mild spinal stenosis L3-4, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25001515
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