The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder has not resulted in total occupational and social impairment, thus the claim for an increased evaluation is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the Veteran experiences total occupational and social impairment due to his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 17, 2024
- Citation
- A24066635
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 868 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent from November 16, 2023. The rating is granted as the symptoms do not meet criteria for a higher or total disability rating.
- Partly granted
The Board denied an evaluation greater than 30 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood and alcohol use disorder prior to August 10, 2023, but granted a 70 percent rating from that date for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD is granted, as the evidence supporting this rating arose on July 23, 2019.
- Granted
The Veteran's PTSD with alcohol use disorder is rated at 70 percent, but no greater, due to occupational and social impairment.
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