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
- {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right wrist","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left wrist","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right hip","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left hip","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right elbow","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left elbow","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right ankle","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left ankle","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right shoulder","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the left shoulder","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}, {"condition_name":"Arthritis of the right knee","secondary_to":"psoriasis"}
- 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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What this means for you
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