The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to conflicting evidence regarding his psoriatic arthritis and the need for further evaluation of his low back and left knee disabilities. The RO must obtain recent VA medical records, conduct a VA examination, and then review the claims file again.
The deciding factor: There is conflicting evidence regarding whether the veteran has psoriatic arthritis, which is crucial to his appeal as it may affect his service connection for his low back and left knee disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, low back disability, left knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0322718
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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
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