The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, was rated based on the severity of symptoms. The rating decision denied increased ratings for his condition prior to December 2, 2019, but granted a higher rating from that date onwards.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric impairment resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relationships, judgment, thinking or mood, but did not result in manifestations that more nearly approximated total occupation and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood, Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2022
- Citation
- A22023702
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is related to fear of hostile military or terrorist activity in Vietnam, and his alcohol use disorder is due to his PTSD. Service connection for PTSD with alcohol use disorder has been granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions in the current file, and thus the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability will be reconsidered with new evidence.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder was denied, and he was granted a TDIU. The Board found that the symptoms did not meet criteria for a 100% disability rating.
- Granted
The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating of 70 percent for service-connected Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood is granted. The remaining issues are remanded for further evaluation.
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