The Veteran's request to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for arthropathy and joint pain, specifically involving the left and right ankles and the left and right hips, has been granted. The evidence now suggests that the Veteran may have psoriatic arthritis affecting his ankles and hips.,The Veteran's request to reopen the claim of entitlement to service connection for a lung condition, claimed as secondary to medications taken to treat service-connected psoriasis, has also been granted.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates possible psoriatic arthritis causing joint pain in the Veteran's ankles and hips.
- Claimed conditions
- Left Shoulder Disability, Arthropathy and Joint Pain (specifically involving the left and right ankles and the left and right hips), Lung Condition, claimed as secondary to medications taken to treat service-connected psoriasis, Hypertension, Major Depressive Disorder, Right Shoulder Disability, Coronary Artery Disease, Kidney Failure, Skin Graft of the Right Thigh
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 27, 2018
- Citation
- 18153455
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