The Board denied the reopening of a claim for service connection for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted since the September 1992 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The additional medical records did not establish that the veteran's condition was related to or incurred during active service.
- Claimed conditions
- dissecting cellulitis of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2003
- Citation
- 0300609
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Decisions by this judge: 1,377 · Granted: 17% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board has dismissed your appeal as it was erroneously docketed, and the issues of service connection for acne/cellulitis and dissecting cellulitis of the scalp have already been addressed in a previous decision.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for acne keloidalis nuchae, but has remanded the issue of service connection for dissecting cellulitis of the scalp.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for an increased disability rating for scalp scars and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability have been dismissed due to the withdrawal of all issues by the Veteran's counsel.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an increased rating for his scalp scars and TDIU due to instability of the scars, which have caused him significant functional impairment.
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