The Veteran's bilateral foot and ankle gouty arthritis conditions are not productive of incapacitation, severe impairment of health, or severely incapacitating exacerbations.,The Veteran’s bilateral gouty arthritis causes pain but no limitation of joint movement. It has resulted in non-incapacitating episodes involving pain, swelling, warmth, and tenderness predominantly affecting the left great toe.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the bilateral foot and ankle gouty arthritis is productive of incapacitation, severe impairment of health, or severely incapacitating exacerbations.
- Claimed conditions
- Gouty Arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20027572
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