Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for increased ratings and TDIU due to errors in considering medication effects and other issues.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to consider the ameliorative effects of medication per Jones v. Shinseki, 26 Vet. App. 56, 61 (2012).
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25090888
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