Granted
The Board granted a 100 percent initial rating for the service-connected psychiatric disorder and SMC at the housebound rate from December 3, 2013.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated the criteria for a 100 percent disability rating due to total occupational and social impairment.
- Claimed conditions
- other specified trauma and stress related disorder, to include alcohol disorder in remission
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25102604
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