The Board has granted service connection for gouty arthritis of the knees and gout, but denied service connection for a cervical spine disability. The veteran's claims are supported by credible testimony and supporting evidence regarding his knee and gout conditions, while there is no medical evidence linking any current cervical spine condition to service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's credible testimony and supporting evidence regarding his knee and gout conditions outweighed the lack of medical evidence linking any current cervical spine condition to service.
- Claimed conditions
- gouty arthritis of the knees, osteoarthritis of the cervical spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 30, 2006
- Citation
- 0637150
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew all pending claims and appeals, resulting in the dismissal of these matters.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the appeal to review all evidence and issue a new statement of the case.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for his cervical spine disability, right shoulder disability, and migraine headaches has been dismissed.,The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability is denied as not meeting the criteria for a rating in excess of 20 percent.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to January 1, 2008, and remanded the claims for increased ratings for cervical spine osteoarthritis and radiculopathy of both upper extremities.
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