The Veteran's adjustment disorder with cannabis use disorder is granted effective June 28, 2002 and a rating of 100 percent is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence established that the Veteran's adjustment disorder with cannabis use disorder manifested prior to June 28, 2002, and he experienced significant occupational and social impairment throughout the appeal period.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder, Cannabis Use Disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 9, 2026
- Citation
- A26033302
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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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