The Board granted an initial increased rating of 70 percent for PTSD with alcohol use disorder and remanded the claims for service connection for pain of the left shoulder, pain of the lumbar spine, and sciatic radicular pains.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of PTSD with alcohol use disorder resulted in occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas, warranting a 70 percent rating. The remanded claims will be considered by the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with alcohol use disorder, Pain of the left shoulder, Pain of the lumbar spine, Left sciatic radicular pain, left lower leg as secondary to pain of the lumbar spine, Right sciatic radicular pain, right lower leg as secondary to pain of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25105213
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 948 · Granted: 52% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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