The Veteran's service-connected mood disorder and fibromyalgia have rendered her unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, thus the Board has granted entitlement to TDIU.
The deciding factor: The combined effects of the Veteran’s service-connected mood disorder and fibromyalgia significantly impair her ability to work in both physical and sedentary positions due to significant functional impairments.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder (now diagnosed as Other Specified Trauma and Stressor Related Disorder), Fibromyalgia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- June 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19144924
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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