The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including right ear hearing loss and chronic lumbar strain with PTSD, preclude him from engaging in substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA treatment records and examination reports consistently documented the veteran's inability to work due to his service-connected disabilities, particularly his back pain and PTSD symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- {"condition_name":"Right Ear Hearing Loss"}, {"condition_name":"Chronic Lumbar Strain with Lumbar Degenerative Disease"}, {"condition_name":"Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)"}
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0631486
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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