The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to effectively preclude all forms of substantially gainful employment for which the Veteran's education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify her.
The deciding factor: The combined impact of the Veteran's service-connected physical and psychiatric disabilities (including cervical spine strain, right upper extremity radiculopathy, left upper extremity radiculopathy, major depressive disorder, PTSD, and minor scoliosis) severely impair her ability to obtain and maintain employment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, right upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical spine strain, left upper extremity radiculopathy associated with cervical spine strain, cervical spine strain, left ankle tendonitis, thoracolumbar minor scoliosis, right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with thoracolumbar minor scoliosis, left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with thoracolumbar minor scoliosis, scar to her right breast
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- February 29, 2016
- Citation
- 1607942
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What this means for you
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