Granted
The Veteran's service-connected conditions prevented her from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment from April 4, 2022, to April 22, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of fatigue, pain, anxiety, panic attacks, and concentration issues impacted her ability to perform tasks related to her previous line of work in real estate and home building, as well as any other type of employment requiring substantial physical or mental effort.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, fibromyalgia, TMJ, bilateral lower extremity shin splints, tinnitus, ear scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086818
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