The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional examinations and to obtain medical records. The issues are about increased disability ratings for cellulitis of the right and left lower extremities.
The deciding factor: The veteran needs further examination to determine the severity of his service-connected cellulitis and distinguish it from any non-service connected conditions, such as diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis of the right lower extremity, cellulitis of the left lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 2, 2006
- Citation
- 0616095
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for tendonitis of the left ankle and cellulitis of the left lower extremity to obtain additional medical evidence.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's asthma, tinnitus, and related conditions are now service-connected. The Board has determined that additional examinations and remands are necessary for further analysis of the remaining issues.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for cellulitis of the left lower extremity and chronic venous insufficiency of the left lower extremity, as there was no in-service injury or disease related to these conditions. The TDIU claim was abandoned due to the Veteran not completing and returning a VA Form 21-8940.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's right eye disability, diagnosed as retrobulbar eye pain with intermittent redness, is granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected residuals of a shell fragment wound to the right parietal skull. The gastrointestinal disability and cellulitis of the left lower extremity are denied service connection.
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