The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and headaches, but dismissed the appeals related to other conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on medical opinions linking the Veteran's headaches and OSA to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Major depressive disorder with adjustment disorder and anxiety, Hearing loss, Tinnitus, Hypertension, Radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities, Cervical spine disability, Heart disability, Headaches, to include migraine and migraine variants, Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), Lumbar spine disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24031578
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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