The Board has reopened the veteran's claim for service connection for arthritis of multiple joints, including as a residual manifestation of gouty arthritis. The evidence shows that his current arthritis is not related to his service-connected gouty arthritis.
The deciding factor: VA medical records and examination reports indicate that the veteran's current arthritis (other than in the right great toe) is unrelated to his service-connected gouty arthritis, which has resolved.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of multiple joints, Gouty arthritis (resolved)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- March 27, 2003
- Citation
- 0305793
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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