The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not prevent him from securing and maintaining gainful employment prior to April 8, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was able to maintain a full-time accounting job despite his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- intermittent bowel incontinence, low back strain, bilateral radiculopathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- April 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133283
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
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