Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right knee gout as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected status post right knee arthroscopy, posterior medial horn lateral meniscus repair and dismissed the appeal for bilateral hand gout. The claims for left knee gout, bilateral ankle gout, and migraines were denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests that the Veteran's right knee gout was caused or aggravated by his service-connected status post right knee arthroscopy, posterior medial horn lateral meniscus repair, while there is no established diagnosis of left knee gout, bilateral ankle gout, and migraines during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hand gout, right knee gout, left knee gout, bilateral ankle gout, migraines
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085972
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