Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability, finding that her service-connected conditions do not prevent her from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show significant impairment to the Veteran's mental or physical abilities necessary for substantially gainful employment in light of her education and work history as a nurse.
- Claimed conditions
- Lumbar degenerative disc disease, Depressive disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2025
- Citation
- A25085052
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