Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for higher disability ratings due to inadequate VA examinations. The veteran will receive new evaluations.
The deciding factor: The Board found that adequate VA examinations are necessary to accurately assess the severity of these disabilities throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbar spine, left lower extremity (sciatic nerve) radiculopathy, left lower extremity (femoral nerve) radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25004738
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