Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claims for a compensable rating for right hip surgical scar, an increased rating for left hip limited extension, an increased rating for left lower extremity radiculopathy, and an increased rating for thoracic syrinx with degenerative disc disease due to the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled VA examinations without good cause.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was not provided a rescheduled examination due to his documented illness, which constitutes good cause under 38 C.F.R. § 3.655(a).
- Claimed conditions
- right hip surgical scar, left hip limited extension, left lower extremity radiculopathy, thoracic syrinx with degenerative disc disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2025
- Citation
- A25088960
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