The Veteran's claims for service connection for swelling of the right lower extremity and right lower extremity cellulitis are being remanded due to incomplete records, including missing VA treatment records from her time in Giessen, Germany. The RO/AMC will seek additional personnel records to determine if she was placed on a physical profile during service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records prevent the Board from making an informed determination regarding the Veteran's claims for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- swelling of the right lower extremity, right lower extremity cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 21, 2011
- Citation
- 1146633
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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: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for swelling of the right and left lower extremities, peripheral neuropathy, and fatigue syndrome. The evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were related to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection for swelling of the right and left lower extremities, including peripheral neuropathy, as well as fatigue syndrome, are being remanded due to failure to provide adequate notice and scheduling of VA examinations.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for swelling of the right and left lower extremities, including peripheral neuropathy, as well as fatigue syndrome due to lack of VA examination and incomplete medical records.
- Whole decision: Denied
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