The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, dysthymia, anxiety disorder, and alcohol abuse, is rated at 70 percent effective January 1, 2013. The Veteran also has been granted a TDIU beginning on the same date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric disorders have resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas as per VA rating criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder including other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, Dysthymia, Anxiety disorder, Alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19144528
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD, depressive disorder, anxiety disorder, and unspecified bipolar and related disorder based on credible evidence of in-service stressors and continuous symptoms since service.
- Granted
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