The Board granted service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the neck, left elbow, liver disease, and renal disease. The issues related to increased ratings and remanded matters were withdrawn or denied.
The deciding factor: Service connection was granted based on a secondary theory due to the Veteran's service-connected psoriasis, as supported by medical evidence and reasonable doubt resolution in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis of the neck, psoriatic arthritis of the left elbow, liver disease, renal disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002541
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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