The Veteran's claims for service connection for gout of the feet, gout of the knees, and a gallbladder disability have been denied. The Board found no evidence of these conditions during active service or in post-service records.,There is no current diagnosis of gout of the feet, gout of the knees, or a gallbladder disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied as there was no evidence of any diagnosed disabilities of the feet, knees, or gallbladder during active service or in post-service records.
- Claimed conditions
- a disability of the gall bladder, gout of the feet, gout of the knees
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19163034
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's gout of his feet is related to a period of active-duty service and remands for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for all the claimed conditions as there was no evidence of a current disability or that any of the disabilities were related to active duty.
- Partly granted
The veteran was granted a 30% rating for GERD and a 50% rating for bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis with arthritis and gout of the feet. All other claims were denied.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for service connection for gout of the feet has been dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.
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