The Board has granted service connection for cervicogenic headaches, but the case is remanded for further development regarding unspecified sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his obesity/weight gain caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and a new examination with a sleep study is needed to determine this relationship.
- Claimed conditions
- cervicogenic headaches, unspecified sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2023
- Citation
- 23002132
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for effective dates of July 7, 2022 for service connection for cervical condition and associated left and right upper extremity cervical radiculopathy conditions as well as cervicogenic headaches.
- Granted
The Veteran's cervicogenic headaches are currently rated at 0 percent, but the Board has granted a 30 percent rating based on characteristic prostrating attacks occurring twice a week.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a non-initial disability rating in excess of 20 percent for service-connected fibromyalgia was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for cervicogenic headaches is remanded and will be adjudicated again.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, pain of the cervical and cervicothoracic region, cervicogenic headaches, left upper extremity radiculopathy, and right upper extremity radiculopathy are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection is established for these conditions based on direct evidence showing their onset during active duty.
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