The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to September 11, 2015, prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: Resolving doubt in the Veteran's favor, the evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment even prior to being service-connected for PTSD on September 11, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066374
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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