Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a disability characterized by joint pain, to include fibromyalgia, as further development is needed.
The deciding factor: A remand is necessary to obtain supplemental medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's rheumatoid arthritis with spondyloarthropathies of psoriatic arthritis is due to or aggravated by his service-connected degenerative lumbar spondylosis and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- joint pain, fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- 25002919
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