Granted
The Veteran was granted a 100 percent disability rating for PTSD with persistent depressive, generalized anxiety, insomnia, panic, and alcohol use disorders, effective January 29, 2023. The Veteran also received service connection for GERD as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The severity of the Veteran's symptoms associated with PTSD and the causation of GERD by alcohol abuse resulting from PTSD were considered in granting these benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Persistent Depressive Disorder, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Insomnia, Panic Disorder, Alcohol Use Disorder, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25091934
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