The Veteran's sleep apnea and migraine headaches are service-connected, but his TBI residuals are not. The decision also remanded the issue of a total disability based on individual unemployability prior to January 11, 2017.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected allergic rhinitis and PTSD, while his migraine headaches are related to an in-service TBI. The TBI residuals issue was remanded as it did not have a clear determination of whether the Veteran sustained a TBI during service or if he currently has any residuals.
- Claimed conditions
- sleep apnea, migraine headaches, residuals of a TBI
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069590
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
Related decisions
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- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including prostate cancer and related disabilities, urinary incontinence, sleep apnea, hypertension, varicose veins, lumbar spine disability, hip arthritis, shoulder arthritis, ankle arthritis, knee strain, knee replacement, and hand arthritis. The only condition granted was a 10 percent rating for a fracture of the right proximal first metacarpal.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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