The Board has determined that the veteran is entitled to a 10 percent rating for psoriatic arthritis of the left thumb since August 26, 2002.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not show limitation of motion or ankylosis so as to warrant a higher rating, and the claimant's symptoms are considered in determining the appropriate disability evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis of the left thumb
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0619868
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,987 · Granted: 15% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 60 percent rating for psoriasis, a 20 percent rating for left shoulder psoriatic arthritis, and other ratings ranging from 10 to 40 percent for various psoriatic arthritic conditions of the hands and knees. The claims for service connection for multiple disabilities were remanded.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran did not timely file a Substantive Appeal regarding his claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a dental disability caused by VA treatment, and thus lacks jurisdiction to review this issue. The remaining claims of entitlement to increased ratings for psoriatic arthritis of the left thumb, plantar fasciitis of the right foot, patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, and patellofemoral syndrome of the left knee were denied as they did not meet the criteria for the assigned rating levels.
- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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