Denied
The Board denied service connection for the veteran's alcohol use disorder because it is not compensable under VA regulations. The veteran did not provide evidence that his alcohol use disorder was caused or aggravated by a service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The law precludes granting service connection for alcohol use disorder on a direct basis, and the veteran did not allege a secondary theory of entitlement.
- Claimed conditions
- alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25004131
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