The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent her from maintaining substantially gainful employment, despite her functional limitations. The Veteran is currently employed full-time with the federal government and has been since at least June 2007.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not reflect a severity level of disability as to completely impair the Veteran's ability to maintain substantial gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- rhupus, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, osteopenia, right wrist with carpal tunnel syndrome, left and right feet, left and right hands, sinusitis, left wrist, anemia associated with rhupus, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and osteopenia (right foot), reflux disease (to include gastritis) associated with rhupus, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and osteopenia (right foot), rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20047073
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