Granted
The Board granted service connection for right foot gout, finding a link between the Veteran's in-service toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune and his current condition.
The deciding factor: The July 2025 private nexus opinion was found to be more probative than the April 2025 VA examiner's negative opinion due to its reliance on specific facts of the case and cited medical studies.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot gout
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25110256
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