The Board has granted service connection for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the veteran's service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is in equipoise regarding whether PTSD aggravates psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, with the opinion of Dr. Kowles being considered more significant than that of another VA examiner who found no link between PTSD flashbacks and psoriasis flares.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- September 19, 2002
- Citation
- 0212447
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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.
What you can do next
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, chronic kidney disease, veinous insufficiency, and diabetes due to a lack of evidence showing these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by the Veteran's military service.
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