The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and therefore the claim for TDIU is denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran currently has a stable job with a full-time position that accommodates her needs related to her service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167076
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What this means for you
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