The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current left foot cellulitis or ruptured veins disability and therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a current left foot cellulitis or ruptured veins disability in the record, despite the Veteran's reported symptoms and history of cellulitis during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot cellulitis, ruptured veins
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 17, 2014
- Citation
- 1432135
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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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder with generalized anxiety disorder. The claim for left foot cellulitis remains pending and will be remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete information from previous examinations, and a new medical opinion is needed to address the Veteran's left foot disorders diagnosed during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of any current left foot or lower extremity disability, including a neurologic disability. The Veteran's service records indicate cellulitis in his right fifth toe during boot camp, but there is conflicting medical opinion on whether this was also present in his left foot.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to secure or follow any form of substantially gainful employment prior to August 3, 2009.
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