The Board has granted earlier effective dates for the awards of service connection for various psoriatic arthritis disabilities, including cervical spine, left hand, right hand, left hip, right hip, and both knees. The rating assigned is 20 percent for each disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim was reopened on new evidence submitted after his initial claims were denied, leading to the earlier effective dates being granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine psoriatic arthritis, Left hand psoriatic arthritis, Right hand psoriatic arthritis, Left hip psoriatic arthritis, Right hip psoriatic arthritis, Left knee psoriatic arthritis, Right knee psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- November 7, 2022
- Citation
- A22022373
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a total disability due to individual unemployability based on a single disability for special monthly compensation purposes, as there was no evidence that any single service-connected condition or combination of conditions rendered him unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment.
- Granted
The veteran's psoriatic arthritis and lumbosacral strain with herniated nucleus pulposus are rated at the maximum disability levels based on their severity.
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