The Board granted a 50 percent disability rating for the veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate, effective June 21, 2016, but denied an earlier effective date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated criteria for a 50 percent rating, but there was no basis to assign an effective date prior to June 21, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, moderate
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24073564
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of service connection for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, assigning October 12, 2022 as the earliest possible effective date.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date and a higher rating for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder, as well as remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a disability rating greater than 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder and entitlement to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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