Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include a mood disorder and alcohol abuse disorder, secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The other claims for increased ratings were denied.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the finding that the Veteran's psychiatric disability is proximately due to chronic pain caused by his service-connected disabilities, and his alcohol abuse disorder is proximately due to his now service-connected mood disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood disorder, Alcohol abuse disorder, Left knee disability, Right knee disability, Right shoulder strain, Radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, Radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, Degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine (neck disability), Thoracolumbar strain with T7 compression deformity (back disability)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108440
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