The Board granted an effective date of March 27, 2018, for service connection and a rating of 70 percent for unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the evidence showing that the Veteran had a current acquired psychiatric disorder disability at the time he filed his claim in March 2018, and the symptoms met the criteria for a 70 percent rating under the General Rating Formula for Mental Disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084651
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 703 · Granted: 47% (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
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- 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.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder, which is currently rated at 30 percent, has been denied by the Board. The evidence shows that throughout the period on appeal, the severity, frequency, and duration of the Veteran's symptoms have most closely approximated occupational and social impairment with occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks (contemplated by a 30 percent rating).
- Granted
The Veteran's unspecified trauma and stressor related disorder with alcohol use disorder is granted a rating of 50 percent, effective October 4, 2018.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU for the period from December 7, 2012, to August 21, 2016, and established basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance Benefits for the same period.
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