The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's alcohol-induced mood and anxiety disorder, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected PTSD with alcohol dependence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner confirmed that the Veteran's mental health issues were related to his service-connected PTSD and linked to his alcohol use disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol-induced mood and anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23013079
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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.
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