The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including alcohol-induced major neurocognitive disorder with severe use disorder and alcohol use disorder in remission, as it found that the preponderance of evidence did not support a finding that his condition was proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected TBI.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the Veteran's cognitive impairment was alcohol induced rather than related to his service-connected TBI.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol-induced major neurocognitive disorder, severe use disorder, alcohol use disorder in remission
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21027825
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including bipolar disorder and depression with anxious distress, sleep disturbances, stimulant use disorder in remission, and alcohol use disorder in remission, was granted on May 17, 2007. The effective date is set to the date of receipt of the claim (May 17, 2007).
- Granted
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