The Veteran's claim for migraine headaches was granted with an effective date of March 5, 1998. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was denied and is not currently under consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a letter expressing disagreement with the denial of service connection for migraine headaches on March 5, 1998, which triggered the effective date determination.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- June 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19143128
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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