The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the issues of entitlement to ratings in excess of 50 percent for psoriatic arthritis with bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus, right ankle psoriatic arthritis, left ankle psoriatic arthritis, and left wrist psoriatic arthritis have been dismissed.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his appeal for the issues listed.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis with bilateral pes planus and hallux valgus, right ankle psoriatic arthritis, left ankle psoriatic arthritis, left wrist psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1625921
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for psoriasis and related psoriatic arthritis of various joints has been granted. The Board found that the Veteran's psoriasis started during service and continued to present, establishing a grant of service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for various psoriatic arthritis conditions, but has remanded these issues due to additional development being necessary.,The Veteran's claim of service connection for psoriatic arthritis is being remanded as there are still unresolved questions regarding whether his current conditions are related to his pre-existing psoriasis and left-hand psoriatic arthritis.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete examinations and failure to address critical evaluation criteria.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for right hip, left hip, left wrist, right wrist, and right hand psoriatic arthritis as they require additional development.
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