The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 28, 2004, for the award of service connection for PTSD with alcohol dependence was granted. The issue of entitlement to a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol dependence is addressed in the REMAND portion of this decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to December 28, 2004, for service connection was filed on May 8, 2003, and granted. The issue of a higher rating remains pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder with alcohol dependence
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 19, 2012
- Citation
- 1232281
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence is rated at 70 percent prior to December 2, 2014 and denied for a higher rating. From December 2, 2014 onwards, the Veteran is granted a 70 percent rating.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol dependence is currently rated at 30 percent, and the Board has ordered a remand to determine if a higher rating is warranted based on increased severity since the last examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including obtaining updated medical records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the severity of his PTSD with alcohol dependence. The TDIU claim will also be adjudicated in light of any new evidence.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain updated evaluations and examinations for his PTSD, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus. The issues of service connection are also being remanded.
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