The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder, which is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The remaining claims are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: Service connection for alcohol use disorder was granted as it was found to be secondarily related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD. The other claims were remanded due to a need for additional evidence and examinations.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), other specified depressive disorder, panic attacks, chronic sinusitis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), respiratory insufficiency, restless leg syndrome, weakness and lack of coordination of the legs, low back pain, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right hip pain, right hip limited flexion, other impairment of the right thigh, left hip pain, left hip limited flexion, other impairment of the left thigh, right ankle disorder, migraines
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2025
- Citation
- A25053134
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 910 · Granted: 31% (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
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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- Dismissed
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