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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