The Board granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD with AUD, effective June 4, 2020, and also granted service connection for GERD, hypertension (HT), and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's PTSD with AUD symptomatology has been shown to manifest occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, and mood. The evidence of record persuasively shows that his GERD, HT, and OSA resulted from his service-connected PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- left hallux valgus, bilateral hearing loss disability, obesity, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder (AUD), bilateral pes planus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hypertension (HT), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096197
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