The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no new and material evidence to reopen the claim of sleep apnea, and denied service connection for tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, high cholesterol, migraine headaches prior to December 28, 2016, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, and anxiety disorder.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraine headaches from December 28, 2016 onwards have been granted with a 30% rating. The effective date of the award has also been denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that any of the conditions were incurred or aggravated by service, and there was no continuity of symptoms since service.,The Veteran's migraine headaches have been rated based on their frequency rather than severity. The Board found that the condition met the criteria for a 30% rating from December 28, 2016 onwards.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction, prostate disability, high cholesterol, migraine headaches, left knee disability, right knee disability, hypertension, anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18159552
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