Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for left and right hand disabilities, a rating greater than 70 percent for PTSD, and a rating greater than 20 percent for the left shoulder disability. However, it granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms do not cause total occupational impairment, but they render her unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment consistent with her educational and vocational experience.
- Claimed conditions
- left hand disability, right hand disability, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), left shoulder impingement syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25017072
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