The Veteran's service-connected fibromyalgia, migraines, and other conditions have prevented her from securing or following substantially gainful employment. The Board has granted a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including fibromyalgia, migraines, mood disorder, tendonitis, chondromalacia of the knees, valvular heart disease, tinnitus, and other conditions have rendered her unable to secure or follow substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia, migraines, mood disorder, tendonitis, right shoulder, chondromalacia, left knee, chondromalacia, right knee, valvular organic heart disease and mitral valve prolapse, tinnitus associated with left ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, perforated left ear drum, vaginitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2016
- Citation
- 1601819
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What this means for you
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
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