The Board denied service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the right knee, finding that there is no evidence to support a relationship between current symptoms and in-service conditions.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current right knee disability was not shown to be related to his in-service symptoms or any other service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis of the right knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 17, 2022
- Citation
- 22058087
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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