The Board denied the Veteran's request to reenter the VA vocational rehabilitation and employment program, finding that her service-connected disabilities did not worsen to the extent that she was precluded from performing work duties or that her previously rehabilitated occupation was unsuitable.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed compensable service-connected disabilities but no worsening of these conditions to the extent that they prevented the Veteran from performing her current employment as a Veterans Service Representative (VSR).
- Claimed conditions
- total left knee replacement, chronic labral strain, left shoulder disability, cervical spine disability, conjunctivitis, bronchitis with asthma, left sciatica, right sciatica, back disability, left eye disability, right knee disability, hypertension, right foot hallux valgus, bilateral pes planus, persistent depressive disorder, hammer toes of the right foot, hammer toes of the left foot, allergic rhinitis, folliculitis of the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19142961
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