The Veteran was hospitalized for a service-connected cocaine use disorder and PTSD. The Board granted a temporary total disability rating (100 percent) from October 29, 2019 to December 31, 2019.
The deciding factor: The hospitalization was due to the Veteran's service-connected cocaine use disorder and PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- Cocaine use disorder, PTSD with depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- February 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26011900
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What this means for you
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- Denied
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- Granted
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