Citation Nr: 21022692 Decision Date: 04/19/21 Archive Date: 04/19/21 DOCKET NO. 15-38 928A DATE: April 19, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for right leg radiculopathy is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty from July 1972 to July 1974. This case comes before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) on appeal from a June 2013 rating decision by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). A hearing was held before the undersigned Veterans Law Judge in March 2021. The transcript from the hearing has not yet been associated with the file, as the case is being remanded under the Board's "One Touch" program. The hearing transcript will still be processed and associated with the claims file in the ordinary course of business. The Veteran was most recently provided a VA examination in September 2014, which was almost seven years ago. The agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) obtained updated treatment records in connection with the Veteran’s new low back and left leg radiculopathy claims, but it does not appear that it scheduled him for a related VA examination (that would likely also include findings referrable to the right leg radiculopathy). Based on the foregoing, another VA examination is needed. The AOJ will have an opportunity to review the updated treatment records in connection with this claim while the case is in remand status. The case is REMANDED for the following actions: 1. Obtain VA treatment records dated from March 2021 to the present from the Dyersburg CBOC/VAMC Memphis. 2. Schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to ascertain the current severity and manifestations of his service-connected right leg radiculopathy. Any studies, tests, and evaluations deemed necessary by the examiner should be performed. MICHELLE L. KANE Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board M. Postek, Counsel The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.