Denied
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 assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- November 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25101168
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