The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder was granted a disability rating of 50 percent, while the claims for adjustment disorder and alcohol use disorder were denied.
The deciding factor: The severity, frequency, and duration of the symptoms of the Veteran's posttraumatic stress disorder more closely approximate occupational and social impairment with reduced reliability and productivity. The evidence does not show that adjustment disorder, alcohol use disorder is separate and distinct from the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder, Adjustment disorder, Alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25091036
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