The Board has restored a 50 percent rating for service-connected chronic adjustment disorder with alcohol abuse, but the increased rating and service connection claims are remanded due to new evidence.
The deciding factor: New evidence was submitted that reopened the claim for service connection of chronic adjustment disorder with alcohol abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Alcohol Abuse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19167435
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19167435.
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
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.