The Board granted an effective date of July 17, 2021, for the grant of a 100 percent rating for anxiety with depression and alcohol abuse disorder, as well as basic eligibility to DEA benefits. The claim for SMC based on housebound status was denied.
The deciding factor: The September 2023 private Mental Health DBQ provided the most probative evidence that the Veteran's anxiety with depression and alcohol abuse disorder have caused total occupational and social impairment since July 17, 2021.
- Claimed conditions
- anxiety with depression, alcohol abuse disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25033213
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,341 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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