The Board granted a total rating based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) but denied an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric symptoms more nearly approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, but do not more nearly approximate total social and occupational impairment. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD with alcohol use disorder renders him unable to work in a substantially gainful occupation.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with Alcohol Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 17, 2025
- Citation
- 25014030
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