Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for alcohol use disorder as secondary to PTSD and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: Alcohol use disorder is proximately due to PTSD, as evidenced by the Veteran's use of substances in an attempt to manage emotion distress associated with traumatic experiences during service.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder, depressive disorder not otherwise specified (NOS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094505
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