The Board has determined that the Veteran's gouty arthritis of the feet did not start during service and is not related to his service-connected impetigo. The evidence does not support a finding that the current condition was caused or aggravated by the service-connected condition.
The deciding factor: There is no medical connection between the service-connected impetigo and the Veteran's gouty arthritis of the feet, and the Board finds the opinion linking them to be lacking in probative value.
- Claimed conditions
- gouty arthritis of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2012
- Citation
- 1200540
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