The Veteran's cellulitis of the lower extremities is remanded due to a lack of a VA examination and need for further medical evaluation.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is needed to determine if the Veteran's current disability had its onset in, or is otherwise attributable to, his period of active service.
- Claimed conditions
- cellulitis of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19148048
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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