does the va consider alcoholism a disability?

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want to no if i was treated in service for alcoholism will the va consider it a disability  while being treated i was diagnosed with depression i believe  i don't remember i have a claim in for severe anxiety and depression and many other things on the claim but them 2 are my disabilities my anxiety and depression is so severe it has caused me to have a skin disorder   to my hands  when  i get around any stress they break out with hundreds of small blister on fingers and in between fingers its very painful and im getting  uv light treatment for them and on 2 different types of anxiety and depression meds im just wondering if they will say alcohol caused it and also would like to say  i know i have my on free will but while in service  i became an alcoholic that's all we did was drink and they sent me to an inpatient treatment facility  while in  will they consider that a disability or deny all my claims cause of it

pithygirl · Accepted Answer

Has to be determined by a VA doctor to be a "mental" disability severe enough to prevent you from working. Alcoholism itself will not do it. If you are referring to long term disability, the Federal Disability office will also require you to see one of their doctors to confirm the diagnosis.

Add: that's in the US. Not sure about UK.

Marine5 · Answer

No the VA WILL NOT consider it a Compensatable Disability...
If you are Labeled either a Alcoholic/Drug Abuser...
You are Screwed...they will try to blame every thing on that...

The US Supreme Court handed down that Finding years ago...

If you were ever in Combat...???
If the answer is yes...then they should have given you a Diagnosis of PTSD...
It is then called "Self Medicating"...

Also bet that you filed your Claim by yourself...
Not using a VSO from ie: DAV,VFW etc

mimnaugh · Answer

It relies upon on the circumstances. for occasion, under the ADA and FMLA, alcoholism/substance abuse is considered a valid wellbeing situation, and your business enterprise ought to show you how to 'actual looking accomodation' and time far flung from artwork to seek for treament. even although, actual looking accomodation has oftentimes been interpreted to advise allowing an worker day off to attend a physician appointment or AA assembly, no longer allowing the guy to be actively utilising or under the impression collectively as at artwork. so some distance as incapacity money it would count on the coverage coverage, or whoever is making the money and their policies. oftentimes, i think of you need to get money for time in treatment, yet no longer purely for out of control substance abuse. In different phrases, i do no longer think of everybody's going to pay you to take a seat on your settee and drink.

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