The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD does not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran is limited to a walker for ambulation, significantly limited in activities of daily living, receives home health care services due to multiple nonservice-connected conditions, and has various other disabilities. The primary reasons for these limitations are her vascular dementia, coumadin therapy, ataxia, hypertension, atrial fibrillation, hyperlipidemia, multiple orthopedic disabilities, fibromyalgia, and the need for a pacemaker.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder with PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- May 16, 2017
- Citation
- 1716581
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- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected major depressive disorder with PTSD has precluded her from securing and following substantially gainful employment since July 11, 2024.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from May 23, 2014, to December 9, 2020.
- Granted
The Veteran's combination of service-connected disabilities, including major depressive disorder with PTSD, obstructive sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, and multiple orthopedic conditions, prevents him from securing or following substantially gainful employment. Effective January 23, 2019, he is granted a TDIU rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are found to render her unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment from June 5, 2020. The Board finds that the combined effects of her major depressive disorder with PTSD, chronic cough, and irritable bowel syndrome preclude her from obtaining or maintaining gainful employment.
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