The Board granted service connection for posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder, finding it to be etiologically related to the Veteran's active duty service.
The deciding factor: The October 2023 VA examiner's opinion supported the claim based on the Veteran's reported in-service events and symptoms, which were consistent with his types, places, and circumstances of his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25031367
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of service connection and a 100 percent rating was dismissed due to lack of legal merit.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, vision loss, erectile dysfunction, undiagnosed illness (Gulf War illness), and a rating in excess of 70 percent disabling for PTSD with alcohol use disorder.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for service connection and TDIU, as well as a claim for SMC.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a new VA examination to determine if the Veteran's PTSD and TBI symptoms are clearly separable.
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