The Veteran's depressive disorder with alcohol use disorder was granted a disability rating of 30 percent prior to March 9, 2022 and a 50 percent rating from that date. The decision is based on the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms such as depressed mood, anxiety, chronic sleep impairment, mild memory loss (such as forgetting names, directions, or recent events), and disturbances of motivation and mood.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms were found to be more closely approximated by a 30 percent rating prior to March 9, 2022 and a 50 percent rating from that date due to the presence of mild memory loss and disturbances of motivation and mood.
- Claimed conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- December 12, 2024
- Citation
- A24083311
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