The Board granted the veteran's claim for an increased evaluation of 40 percent for active process psoriatic arthritis and remanded other issues including service connection claims and diminished eyesight secondary to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned a 40 percent disability rating based on the veteran's active process of psoriatic arthritis, which meets the criteria for such a rating under Diagnostic Code 5002.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0633740
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim for revision of an April 24, 1996, rating decision that denied service connection for psoriasis on the basis of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation based on housebound status from October 5, 2017.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error related to the failure to provide a VA toxic exposure risk activity (TERA) examination.
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