The Board granted service connection for psoriatic arthritis of the cervical spine and right elbow as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psoriasis, but remanded the claim for a back disorder due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA medical opinions established a nexus between the Veteran's psoriasis and his current psoriatic arthritis in the cervical spine and right elbow, thus granting service connection. However, there was not sufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's back disability for a favorable decision on that claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Psoriatic arthritis of the cervical spine, Psoriatic arthritis of the right elbow
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24032355
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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