The Board denied service connection for gout of the right and left big toes, as well as a skin disorder (eczema), finding that there was no in-service incurrence or continuity of symptoms, and that any current conditions are not causally related to service.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support direct service connection due to lack of in-service diagnosis or treatment for the claimed conditions, and the Board found that the Veteran's assertions were not supported by competent medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- gout of the right big toe, gout of the left big toe, skin disorder (eczema)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 13, 2018
- Citation
- 18149714
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