The Veteran's gout of the right foot and left foot were found to have onset during service, with a continuity of symptoms since separation. The Board finds that these conditions are related to service.
The deciding factor: VA examination report supports a finding of in-service onset and a current disability, along with credible evidence of continuity of symptomatology after service.
- Claimed conditions
- Gout of the right foot, Gout of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2012
- Citation
- 1234383
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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.
What you can do next
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's ankle/foot disability, including whether it is related to his service-connected left knee injury. The examiner will also address any other diagnosed foot conditions.
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