The Board granted an initial rating of 70 percent for the Veteran's unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood and alcohol use disorder, as the severity, frequency, and duration of symptoms more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including anxiety, depression, and difficulty maintaining relationships, resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in work, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, warranting a 70 percent rating under the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified anxiety disorder with depressed mood, alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- July 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25056845
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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