The Board granted service connection for gout affecting various joints and fingers, but remanded the issues of diabetes mellitus, type II, and residuals of a stroke.
The deciding factor: The most probative evidence reflects that gouty arthritis initially manifested during active duty and affected the Veteran's claimed joints during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- gout affecting the right shoulder, gout affecting the left shoulder, gout affecting the right knee, gout affecting the left knee, gout affecting the left ankle, gout affecting the right foot, gout affecting the left foot, gout affecting the toes of the right foot, gout affecting the toes of the left foot, gout affecting the right hand, gout affecting the left hand, gout affecting the fingers of the right hand, gout affecting the fingers of the left hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 4, 2023
- Citation
- 23000306
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.
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