The Veteran's TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance claims were granted effective August 17, 2023. The Housebound status claim was also granted with an effective date of July 6, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran met the criteria for a TDIU based on service-connected disabilities and had other independent disabilities combining to at least 60 percent.
- Claimed conditions
- general anxiety disorder, alcohol use disorder with bruxism to include residuals traumatic brain injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26002516
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically general anxiety disorder, was incurred during his service in the U.S. Army Reserve and is granted service connection.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, diagnosed as general anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder and depression, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection of various disabilities due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.
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