The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an increased rating in excess of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder, cannabis use disorder, alcohol use disorder, and adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood to include insomnia symptoms (PTSD).
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's PTSD symptoms do not more closely approximate total occupational and social impairment than occupational and social impairment, with deficiencies in most areas.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder, cannabis use disorder, alcohol use disorder, adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101168
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 696 · Granted: 63% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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