The veteran's service-connected conditions do not preclude substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: VA determined that the veteran's service-connected disabilities, including his lower back disability and other nonservice-connected conditions, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, post-operative residuals of a lumbosacral laminectomy and fusion, post-operative residuals excision of cyst, left patellar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2006
- Citation
- 0637709
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the Veteran's claim for an increased rating for post-traumatic stress disorder to provide her with another opportunity to attend a new VA mental health examination.
- Granted
The Board grants the appeal in full, granting service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for post-traumatic stress disorder, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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