Granted
The Board granted an effective date of February 18, 2021, for the assignment of a 70 percent rating for service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms manifested in occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, throughout the appeal period, justifying the grant of a 70 percent rating from February 18, 2021.
- 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
- February 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25009416
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