The Board granted a 70 percent rating for the Veteran's unspecified depressive disorder, and alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder, opioid use disorder, and anxiolytic use disorder.

The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric conditions manifested as occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking, or mood, which warranted a rating of 70 percent under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.

Claimed conditions

unspecified depressive disorder, alcohol use disorder, stimulant use disorder, opioid use disorder, anxiolytic use disorder

How they argued it

Direct service connection

Exposure basis

None

Rating assigned

70%

Decision date

November 21, 2025

Citation

A25101351

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