The Board found that the Veteran's current leg disabilities are not etiologically related to his military service and denied the claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The VA medical examination reports did not find a nexus between the Veteran's current bilateral pedal edema and the cellulitis of the left leg he was treated for during active duty, and the examiner noted that there is no pathology to support that left lower extremity cellulitis would cause the Veteran's current bilateral leg disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pedal edema, cellulitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2015
- Citation
- 1538990
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including left knee DJD, instability, lumbar disc bulge, radiculopathy of both lower extremities, and cellulitis of the left leg. The remand requires additional examinations to assess the current severity of these conditions.
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