The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse is currently rated at 70 percent, but does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his symptoms do not cause total occupational and social impairment.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence of record does not indicate that the Veteran's PTSD with alcohol abuse causes total occupational and social impairment, which is required for a 100 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 10, 2018
- Citation
- 1801802
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as the evidence did not support a finding that his service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse caused or contributed to his death.
- Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot because he has been rated 100 percent disabled due to service-connected PTSD with alcohol abuse since December 30, 2016.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD results in occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform tasks. The Board has granted a rating of 30 percent for the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
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