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.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion that the Veteran's psoriatic arthritis was less likely than not incurred in or caused by service due to a lack of evidence of chronic joint pain or stiffness and no direct link between herbicide exposure and psoriatic arthritis, outweighed the private opinions provided.
- Claimed conditions
- psoriatic arthritis, left foot, psoriatic arthritis, right foot, psoriatic arthritis, left hand, psoriatic arthritis, right hand
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092855
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