Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to increased ratings for various service-connected disabilities, including lumbar degenerative disc disease and radiculopathies, as well as tinnitus, due to inadequate VA examinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to correct pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors and obtain new examinations that consider the impact of flare-ups on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar degenerative disc disease, Left lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Left lower extremity radiculopathy (femoral nerve), Left lower extremity radiculopathy (external cutaneous nerve of thigh), Left lower extremity radiculopathy (ilio-inguinal nerve), Right lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatic nerve), Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087637
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