The Board has denied service connection for right knee gout and left knee gout, but has remanded the claims for right ankle gout, left ankle gout, right foot gout, and left foot gout. The Veteran's current diagnoses of bilateral ankle and bilateral foot gout are related to his patellofemoral pain syndrome.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the current diagnosed bilateral ankle and bilateral foot gout conditions are more likely related to the already service-connected condition of patellofemoral pain syndrome, not related to in-service reports of ankle and foot pain.
- Claimed conditions
- Right knee gout, Left knee gout, Right ankle gout, Left ankle gout, Right foot gout, Left foot gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2024
- Citation
- 24006880
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