The Veteran's claim for service connection for gout and PTSD with major depression has been granted. The effective date for the grant of service connection for PTSD is set at February 12, 2017. A rating of 100% for PTSD is also granted.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established based on direct evidence showing that the Veteran's gout and PTSD with major depression are related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- gout (in the toes, hands, ankles, knees, and elbows), posttraumatic stress disorder with major depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- July 9, 2019
- Citation
- 19152818
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,316 · Granted: 43% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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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