The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a rating of 50 percent for migraine/tension headaches, effective from the date of receipt of the claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms of snoring and other sleep difficulties during active service are considered to be indicative of obstructive sleep apnea. The Board finds that these symptoms likely predated his March 2004 diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea, thus granting service connection for this condition. For the migraine/tension headaches, the Veteran's very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability are considered to meet the criteria for a 50 percent rating.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, migraine/tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- October 28, 2016
- Citation
- 1641778
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