The veteran's psoriatic arthritis is currently rated at 100 percent disabling, and he is granted entitlement to a certificate of eligibility for specially adapted housing. The claim for assistance in acquiring a special home adaptation grant is denied.
The deciding factor: The veteran's psoriatic arthritis is found to be totally incapacitating with severe systemic manifestations requiring the use of a wheelchair for locomotion.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 1, 2001
- Citation
- 0125718
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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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- Partly granted
The Veteran's sleep apnea, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis have been granted effective as of September 9, 2021. The effective date for the grant of service connection is based on the PACT Act.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hallux valgus and bilateral pes planus, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether these conditions had their onset in service. Service connection was denied for left foot peripheral neuropathy, right foot peripheral neuropathy, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for service connection of psoriatic arthritis and sleep apnea have been dismissed. The appeal for an increased rating for her right shoulder disability is remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for psoriatic arthritis as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.
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