The Board remands the claims for service connection for various psoriatic arthritis conditions due to toxic exposure during military service, specifically related to service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to obtain medical opinions addressing the question of relationships between the current psoriatic arthritis disabilities and exposure to TERAs during service under the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder psoriatic arthritis, left knee psoriatic arthritis, left fifth toe psoriatic arthritis, left fourth toe psoriatic arthritis, left third toe psoriatic arthritis, left second toe psoriatic arthritis, left first toe psoriatic arthritis, left little finger psoriatic arthritis, left ring finger psoriatic arthritis, left long finger psoriatic arthritis, left index finger psoriatic arthritis, left thumb psoriatic arthritis, right shoulder psoriatic arthritis, right knee psoriatic arthritis, right fifth toe psoriatic arthritis, right fourth toe psoriatic arthritis, right third toe psoriatic arthritis, right second toe psoriatic arthritis, right first toe psoriatic arthritis, right little finger psoriatic arthritis, right ring finger psoriatic arthritis, right long finger psoriatic arthritis, right index finger psoriatic arthritis, right thumb psoriatic arthritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25011248
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Decisions by this judge: 1,911 · Granted: 10% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
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