Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for the proposed severance of service connection for alcohol use disorder and granted service connection for PTSD based on a verified in-service stressor.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's lay statements and service treatment records provided credible supporting evidence of an in-service stressor, and the January 2024 VA examination concluded that there was a nexus between his PTSD and the in-service stressor.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087643
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