The Board granted a 70 percent evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder prior to October 17, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, family relationships, judgment, thinking, or mood, supported the grant of a 70 percent evaluation under the criteria for mental disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder condition, schizophrenia, migraine headaches, posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and generalized anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24004452
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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