The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a left leg disability, including leg amputation, lack of blood flow and oxygen, lymphadenitis, and/or cellulitis, due to the need for clarification regarding the origin of the Veteran's claimed cellulitis and whether it has a nexus to service.
The deciding factor: The Board seeks clarification regarding the origin of the Veteran's claimed cellulitis and whether it has a nexus to service, as well as an opinion on pre-existing conditions and their potential aggravation during service.
- Claimed conditions
- leg amputation, lack of blood flow and oxygen in left leg, lymphadenitis, cellulitis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2025
- Citation
- 25007460
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including left foot condition, right foot condition, cellulitis, right ear hearing loss, and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The appeal of the proposal to reduce a 40 percent evaluation for lumbosacral strain was dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a failure by the VA contractor to provide an examination at a time when the Veteran could attend.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for cellulitis, finding that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise regarding whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for cellulitis, to include as secondary to tinea pedis, was withdrawn by the Veteran.
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