Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded all claims for higher ratings due to inadequate VA examinations and failure to obtain relevant community care records.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not adequately elicit the Veteran's symptoms and functional loss, and relevant community care records were not obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with degenerative arthritis, left lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve, right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic 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
- January 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25003372
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