Partly granted
The veteran's claim for service connection for alcohol use disorder was granted, but the claim for drug use disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The Board relied on a January 2023 VA examination indicating an alcohol use disorder secondary to service-connected unspecified trauma and noted that all mental disorders are rated under the same criteria; however, there was no evidence of a current drug use disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder, drug use disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25000673
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