The Board denied service connection for pseudogout, finding that there is no medical evidence to support a link between the Veteran's service-connected left knee disability and his current pseudogout condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners found insufficient evidence of an association between the Veteran’s left knee disability and development of his pseudogout, concluding that it was less likely than not that pseudogout is caused by his service connected left knee disability.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudogout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19104136
What this means for you
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