The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date than December 1, 2022, for a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence to support a factually ascertainable increase in the severity of the Veteran's PTSD with depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder during the year prior to December 1, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25058131
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 772 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
All appeals for higher initial ratings and service connection were dismissed as they were duplicative of previously addressed appeals or due to untimely filings.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied a rating greater than 70 percent for service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, for the period from July 25, 2022, to August 17, 2022.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, finding a causal relationship between the current disability and in-service trauma.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a left knee condition and an increased rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support the Veteran's claims, particularly regarding his claimed onset of symptoms during active service.
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