Granted
The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, but no higher.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas due to the Veteran's psychiatric symptoms.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (claimed with asthma, bronchial and respiratory conditions), hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107323
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