The Board has determined that the Veteran's right lower extremity scars are at least as likely as not related to in-service cellulitis, and thus service connection is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether the Veteran’s right lower extremity scars resulted from in-service cellulitis, warranting a grant of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- right lower extremity scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 17, 2018
- Citation
- 18103227
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What this means for you
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