The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for other specified depressive/anxiety disorder with mild alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including suicidal ideation and impaired impulse control, warranted a 70 percent rating under the criteria for occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified depressive/anxiety disorder, mild alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25036694
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
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