Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent rating for service-connected major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder effective August 31, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms more closely approximated occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, such as work, school, family relations, judgment, thinking and/or mood, beginning August 31, 2023.
- Claimed conditions
- Major depressive disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25104870
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