The Board has granted service connection for gouty arthritis of the left great toe and assigned a noncompensable rating. The March 2005 decision was revised to grant an initial compensable disability rating of 20 percent as of February 24, 1999.
The deciding factor: The veteran's gout is productive of at least one exacerbation per year, warranting a 20% evaluation under DC 5017 (rheumatoid arthritis) with limitation of motion and pain.
- Claimed conditions
- gouty arthritis, left great toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- August 31, 2007
- Citation
- 0727437
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including diabetes, generalized anxiety and major depressive disorder, DJD, and gouty arthritis, rendered him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment as of May 8, 2001. As a result, the Board has granted an earlier effective date for TDIU from that date.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a left foot condition, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any diagnosed condition and service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions, but remanded claims for gouty arthritis and a right knee disorder.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 100 percent for gouty arthritis since April 8, 2008, and denied an initial rating in excess of 60 percent prior to that date.
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