The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic gout, finding that there is no medical evidence linking his current condition to his active duty service or secondary to his service-connected asthma. The most probative medical opinions do not support the Veteran's claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no medical link between the Veteran's chronic gout and his in-service exposure to oil fields and burn pits, nor did they find a causal relationship with his service-connected asthma.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22061049
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