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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25092855
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 344 · Granted: 11% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's multi-joint arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, right hand and left hand were granted an initial rating of 60 percent throughout the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for psoriatic arthritis of various joints due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's psoriatic arthritis of the left and right hands were granted service connection. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability is remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to unclear employment status and the need for a VA examination to assess his ability to secure or follow gainful employment.
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