The Veteran's service connection claim for a psychiatric disorder other than major depressive disorder with anxious stress and opiate use disorder, to include alcohol use disorder is denied. The effective date of TDIU is granted as August 1, 2011.
The deciding factor: Service connection was not established due to the Veteran's alcohol use disorder being a result of his service but not caused by or aggravated by any service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Alcohol use disorder, Major depressive disorder with anxious distress and opioid use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159819
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What this means for you
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