The VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render her unemployable, as she is able to work part-time and attend school.

The deciding factor: The veteran's employment history shows she can maintain two jobs while attending school, indicating she has the ability to engage in substantial gainful activity despite her service-connected disabilities.

Claimed conditions

{"condition_name":"Herniated nucleus pulposus L4-5","rating":20}, {"condition_name":"History of mechanical low back pain","rating":20}, {"condition_name":"Right and left hip bursitis","ratings":[{"joint":"right hip","rating":10},{"joint":"left hip","rating":10}]}, {"condition_name":"Tendinitis and chondromalacia of the left knee","rating":10}, {"condition_name":"Right and left shoulder tendinitis","ratings":[{"joint":"right shoulder","rating":10},{"joint":"left shoulder","rating":10}]}, {"condition_name":"Right and left knee tendinitis","ratings":[{"joint":"right knee","rating":10},{"joint":"left knee","rating":10}]}, {"condition_name":"Bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and hammertoe deformities, status post injury, right first toe","ratings":[{"foot_part":"right foot","rating":10}]}, {"condition_name":"Exercise-induced asthma","rating":10}, {"condition_name":"Ganglion cyst of the left ankle, status post ganglionectomy","rating":10}, {"condition_name":"Status post left wrist sprain with carpal tunnel syndrome","rating":10}, {"condition_name":"Sinusitis, status post rhinoplasty","ratings":[{"body_part":"bilateral breasts and axillae","rating":0}],"additional_body_parts":["tinea versicolor"]}, {"condition_name":"Tinea versicolor","rating":0}

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

80%

Decision date

February 22, 2006

Citation

0605101