The veteran's service-connected disabilities (psoriatic arthritis of the right hand, psoriatic arthritis of the left hand, and psoriasis of the skin) are found to be of a nature and severity that preclude him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. As such, he is granted a TDIU rating.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities alone (excluding non-service-connected conditions) are found to prevent him from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis of the right hand, psoriatic arthritis of the left hand, psoriasis of the skin
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 18, 2004
- Citation
- 0404511
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Decisions by this judge: 685 · Granted: 36% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate examination for assessing the severity of psoriatic arthritis in both hands. The Veteran's claims are not about service connection, but rather about rating higher than 10 percent.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted as a result of herbicide exposure during service. The initial evaluation for PTSD remains at 30 percent, but the claim for an increased rating is denied. Service connection for psoriatic arthritis of both hands is granted based on secondary service connection due to his service-connected psoriasis.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's psoriatic arthritis is related to his service-connected psoriasis and grants service connection for all claimed conditions on a secondary basis.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis of the right hand, and psoriatic arthritis of the left hand. The decision found that there was no evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disabilities.
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