Partly granted
The Board granted an initial 70 percent disability rating for other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed severe symptoms including occupational and social impairment, suicidal ideation, and difficulty establishing relationships, which approximated the criteria for a 70 percent rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.130.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stressor related disorder with anxiety, depressed mood, and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095491
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