The Board found that the Veteran's gout of the bilateral feet did not warrant service connection, as there was no direct or secondary evidence linking it to his active duty service. The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's gout was not caused by or related to his service-connected kidney stones.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence showed that the Veteran's gout did not appear in connection with his service-connected kidney stones and there was no medical association between the two conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- gout of the bilateral feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1539649
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- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection on all listed conditions was dismissed due to the untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement.
- Granted
The Board granted a 30 percent rating for gout of the bilateral feet, but no higher.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection for diabetes mellitus, including as secondary to other service-connected conditions. The Veteran's theory is that his diabetes was caused by obesity resulting from his service-connected gout, lower back strain, and right ankle bursitis.
- Partly granted
The veteran's service connection for GERD and tinnitus was granted, but denied for gout of the bilateral feet and bilateral hearing loss.
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