The Veteran was unable to maintain substantial gainful employment from August 2006 to August 2007 due to service-connected disabilities, but has been able to obtain and maintain substantially gainful occupation since then.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Hepatitis C, Stress Incontinence, GERD, Major Depressive Disorder, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Right Hip Degenerative Arthritis, Cervical Disc Disease, Left Hip Degenerative Arthritis, Status Post-Orif Right Fifth Metatarsal, Hypertension, Right Knee Degenerative Arthritis, Right Elbow Degenerative Arthritis, Left Eye Traumatic Cataract, Onychomycosis of Both Feet
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- April 28, 2015
- Citation
- 1518266
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