The Board remands the claim for service connection for left foot gout to schedule a VA examination and obtain an opinion on its etiology.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to cure an error in not obtaining an etiological opinion regarding the Veteran's left foot gout as it may be related to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- left foot gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24071668
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for right and left foot gout, finding the evidence did not support a higher rating.
- Denied
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