The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, panic disorder, agoraphobia, alcohol use disorder, and cocaine use disorder, has been rated at 100 percent since August 14, 2017. The issue of entitlement to a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to acquired psychiatric disorder is dismissed as moot.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms have most closely approximated the criteria for a 100 percent rating throughout the appeal period, including suicidal ideations and occupational impairment resulting from his PTSD and other psychiatric conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety disorders (including PTSD, panic disorder, agoraphobia), alcohol use disorder, and cocaine use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 31, 2019
- Citation
- A19002427
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
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