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.
The deciding factor: There are unanswered questions about the relationship between the Veteran's current psoriatic arthritis conditions and his service-connected psoriasis, which requires further development.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand psoriatic arthritis, right shoulder psoriatic arthritis, left shoulder psoriatic arthritis, right wrist psoriatic arthritis, left wrist psoriatic arthritis, low back psoriatic arthritis, neck psoriatic arthritis, right knee psoriatic arthritis, left knee psoriatic arthritis, right ankle psoriatic arthritis, left ankle psoriatic arthritis, left foot psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22052973
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for various psoriatic arthritis conditions due to toxic exposure during military service, specifically related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for psoriatic arthritis affecting the Veteran's hands and feet due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between the conditions and his military service, including exposure to herbicide agents.
- 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 determined that the medical opinions regarding the appellant's Crohn's disease are inadequate and remanded for a new opinion. The issues of service connection for various conditions, including depression, gastroparesis, regional enteritis of small intestine, psoriasis, arthritis, and osteoporosis, are also being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
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