The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lower extremity cellulitis with brawny pigmentation of the pre-tibial area with left leg stasis dermatitis prior to November 22, 2019 and in excess of 60 percent thereafter has been denied. The evidence does not show that the condition more nearly approximates more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of exposed areas affected, nor did he have constant or near-constant systemic therapy during a 12-month period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lower extremity cellulitis with brawny pigmentation of the pre-tibial area with left leg stasis dermatitis was rated under Diagnostic Code 7806 and did not more nearly approximate more than 40 percent of the entire body or more than 40 percent of exposed areas affected, nor did he have constant or near-constant systemic therapy during a 12-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- lower extremity cellulitis, brawny pigmentation of the pre-tibial area, left leg stasis dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2020
- Citation
- 20077154
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for lower extremity cellulitis because the condition was not manifest in service and is otherwise unrelated to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to deficiencies in a previous opinion and the need for additional evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's vascular problems, kidney disease, atrial fibrillation, and lower extremity cellulitis are not service-connected.,There is no evidence of hypertension or hypotension on active duty or within one year of separation from service. The sepsis that caused the Veteran's death was not related to his service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of lower extremity cellulitis, finding that there was no evidence linking the condition to his time in service.
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