The Veteran has neuropathy of the feet that is a qualifying additional disability caused by VA treatment for gout, specifically the use of Colchicine. The proximate cause was not reasonably foreseeable as it was due to self-administered excessive doses of Allopurinol and Colchicine rather than prescription errors.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's neuropathy of the feet is a qualifying additional disability caused by VA treatment for gout, specifically the use of Colchicine. The proximate cause was not reasonably foreseeable as it was due to self-administered excessive doses of Allopurinol and Colchicine rather than prescription errors.
- Claimed conditions
- Neuropathy of the feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 8, 2016
- Citation
- 1622977
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