The Board denied a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and remanded the claim for service connection for GERD, claimed as secondary to service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas during the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069453
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder from October 31, 2019.
- Granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
- Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date for the assignment of a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria, both from July 7, 2017.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder from February 12, 2015, to July 12, 2022, but denied a higher rating and an earlier effective date.
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