The Board has granted service connection for other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder and alcohol use disorder, and has denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for prostate cancer residuals since September 5, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders are related to his military service, while the reduction of the prostate cancer rating was by operation of law under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- Other specified trauma and stressor-related disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074075
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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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, major depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, as the Veteran's claimed in-service stressors were not credible.
- Granted
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