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
- Bilateral pes planus with hallux valgus and hammertoe deformities, status post injury, right first toe, Exercise-induced asthma, Ganglion cyst of the left ankle, status post ganglionectomy, Herniated nucleus pulposus L4-5, History of mechanical low back pain, Right and left hip bursitis, Right and left knee tendinitis, Right and left shoulder tendinitis, Sinusitis, status post rhinoplasty, Status post left wrist sprain with carpal tunnel syndrome, Tendinitis and chondromalacia of the left knee, Tinea versicolor
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605101
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 271 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for special monthly compensation based on housebound status and aid and attendance due to insufficient evidence regarding his need for regular aid and assistance.
- Granted
The Veteran's COPD with exercise-induced asthma is granted an increased rating of 10 percent prior to February 27, 2025, and a 30 percent rating from February 27, 2025 to May 12, 2025, and a 10 percent rating thereafter.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted a 70 percent rating from June 30, 2021. The left ankle disability and tinea versicolor are denied ratings in excess of the current 10 percent. Bilateral hearing loss does not warrant a compensable rating.
- Dismissed
The claims regarding reduction of the disability ratings for low back strain and left knee degenerative joint disease have been dismissed.,The claim regarding reduction of the disability rating for tinea versicolor remains on appeal.
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