The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis of various joints due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was based solely on a file review without an actual physical examination, which is required by prior instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis, right shoulder, psoriatic arthritis, left shoulder, psoriatic arthritis, right elbow, psoriatic arthritis, left elbow, psoriatic arthritis, right hand, psoriatic arthritis, left hand, psoriatic arthritis, left ankle, psoriatic arthritis, right ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2024
- Citation
- 24011009
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for psoriatic arthritis in the left foot, right foot, left hand, and right hand as these conditions were not shown to have onset during active service or within one year of separation, nor were they otherwise etiologically related to such service.
- Granted
The Veteran's multi-joint arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, right hand and left hand were granted an initial rating of 60 percent throughout the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis of his bilateral wrists and ankles due to insufficient development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis of his bilateral wrists and ankles due to insufficient evidence in the record regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran reported multiple injuries during service, including broken arms, which he believes may have contributed to his current condition.
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