The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render her unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 14, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran was unemployable due to her service-connected disabilities for the period prior to March 14, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder with anxious distress, sleep apnea, migraine headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, right knee chondromalacia, left wrist dequervain's syndrome, tinnitus, scalp seborrheic dermatitis, left wrist carpal tunnel syndrome, temporomandibular joint syndrome (TMJ), allergic rhinitis, hypertension, hyperhidrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- April 25, 2024
- Citation
- 24017798
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