The Board restored the 30 percent disability rating for GAD with alcohol use disorder prior to May 8, 2024, and denied a higher rating in excess of 30 percent or 50 percent thereafter.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's symptoms caused the level of impairment required for a 50 percent or higher rating prior to May 8, 2024, and from May 8, 2024, forward, the evidence also did not support a finding of occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) with alcohol use disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) with GAD and alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101020
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 857 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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