The Veteran's claims of increased disability rating for vascular headaches, service connection for a sleep disability including as secondary to service-connected vascular headaches, and service connection for an anxiety disorder were all denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report concluded that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not likely related to his military service or his service-connected vascular headaches. Additionally, there is no medical evidence showing a diagnosis of an anxiety disorder during service or within one year after discharge.
- Claimed conditions
- Vascular Headaches, Sleep Apnea, Anxiety Disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1029016
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