The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not preclude her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation, as she has maintained employment throughout the appeal period.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities are already compensated for by her combined 90 percent disability rating, which does not prevent her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation consistent with her education, skills, training, and work history.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, migraine headaches, right shoulder impingement syndrome status post arthroscopy, left elbow lateral epicondylitis, chondromalacia patella right knee, sinusitis, left lower venous insufficiency with chronic nonocclusive deep vein thrombosis, temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease with wedging and strain, costochondritis, asthma, scars right upper extremity, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2024
- Citation
- 24005755
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for bilateral hearing loss, migraine headaches, and PTSD due to additional development of records and examination.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's respiratory disability, including asthma and COPD, is denied as service connection is not warranted due to the condition being solely attributed to smoking.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete medical records and insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between service, including a stick injury in England, and current left eye disability (including amblyopia and cataracts) as well as migraine headaches.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals were dismissed due to the death of the appellant. The issues related to service connection for various conditions and disability ratings.
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