The Veteran's headaches are granted service connection. The rating for hemorrhoids is granted at a 20% level effective August 31, 2011. Service connection for sleep apnea remains in dispute and requires further examination.,A VA examination will be conducted to determine the etiology of the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's headaches originated during service, warranting service connection. The rating for hemorrhoids is granted based on persistent bleeding and fissures since August 31, 2011.,Service connection for sleep apnea remains in dispute due to conflicting medical opinions regarding its onset and etiology.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, hemorrhoids, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19102279
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,890 · Granted: 32% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's headaches are at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected traumatic brain injury, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no competent evidence to support a finding that his current condition began in or as a result of service.
- Denied
The Board of Veterans' Appeals (BVA) has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition during the appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development of records and will provide a supplemental statement of the case if necessary.
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