The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for gout of the right and left feet, to include as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to conflicting medical opinions.
The deciding factor: There are conflicting medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's conditions are etiologically related to active duty service or due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- gout of the right foot, gout of the left foot
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2022
- Citation
- 22043380
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gout of the right knee, left knee, right toes, left foot, and right wrist. The claims are being remanded for further examination and opinion.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's gout of the left foot is being remanded for further examination and opinion to determine if it is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, specifically pes planus and/or left ankle strain.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for gout of the bilateral feet, hands, and wrists based on a nexus to the Veteran's service-connected migraine conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for several conditions, including bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome, cervical myelopathy with right upper extremity weakness, chronic kidney disease stage III, gout of the right foot, hip joint replacements, and umbilical hernia. The claims for left rotator cuff tear, sleep apnea, and tinnitus were remanded.
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