The Board granted a 100 percent rating for PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, and cocaine use disorder from May 3, 2022, but denied an increased rating prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, were not sufficient to warrant a higher rating prior to May 3, 2022; however, from that date, the evidence showed total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, major depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, cocaine use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25015887
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