The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for arthritis of various joints, all secondary to his service-connected psoriasis. The appeals are remanded for further development regarding an increased rating for psoriasis.
The deciding factor: There is no competent diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis or any other form of arthritis resulting in functional loss to a compensable degree.
- Claimed conditions
- Arthritis of the left ankle, Arthritis of the left elbow, Arthritis of the left hip, Arthritis of the left shoulder, Arthritis of the left wrist, Arthritis of the right ankle, Arthritis of the right elbow, Arthritis of the right hip, Arthritis of the right knee, Arthritis of the right shoulder, Arthritis of the right wrist
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19190665
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