The Board denied service connection for bilateral foot disability and gouty arthritis as the evidence did not support a finding of service origin.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of medical evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's current conditions are related to his military service, including exposure to radiation or other known risk factors.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy, {"condition_name":"Gouty Arthritis","description":null}
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 28, 2006
- Citation
- 0605705
What this means for you
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