The Board granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with alcohol abuse and special monthly compensation at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including suicidal ideation and alcohol abuse, more closely approximated total occupational and social impairment during the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with alcohol abuse
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25045141
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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