Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy due to an inadequate VA examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be inadequate as it did not adequately consider the Veteran's lay statements of continuous symptoms since service.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091734
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