The veteran's pursuit of her vocational goal is not feasible due to her polysubstance dependence and psychiatric disorders.
The deciding factor: The veteran has a serious employment handicap due to her service-connected disabilities, unstable work history, long periods of unemployment, neuropsychiatric conditions, and alcohol/substance abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic peptic ulcer disease, Depressive disorder otherwise nonspecified with posttraumatic stress disorder features, Personality disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- February 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0604010
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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