The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is granted, with service connection established and effective from March 5, 2015.,Service connection for degenerative joint disease of the left big toe is granted with an effective date of March 5, 2015. The surgical scar associated with this condition was granted a later effective date of December 20, 2016.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder is found to be related to his military service and the stressors he experienced during Operation Desert Storm.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disorder (other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 23, 2023
- Citation
- 23053066
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