Granted
The Board granted an initial 30 percent disability rating for PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder prior to November 7, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks during the relevant period.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25095374
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