The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's currently-diagnosed psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and left knee patellar chondromalacia. The conditions are linked to his in-service injury and permanent aggravation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's pre-existing psoriasis was misdiagnosed as eczema during service and permanently aggravated by the related treatment, resulting in a current diagnosis of psoriasis. His psoriatic arthritis is a manifestation of this condition. The left knee disorder is linked to his documented in-service injury.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, left knee patellar chondromalacia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2012
- Citation
- 1227553
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