The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment, thus the Board has granted entitlement to total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected sleep apnea, migraines, right shoulder impairment, and tinnitus contribute to his difficulty performing occupational tasks.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, migraines, right shoulder impingement with supraspinatus tendonitis, right knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, left knee strain with patellofemoral pain syndrome, right ankle deltoid ligament sprain, bilateral tinnitus, hemorrhoids, anemia, right and left lower extremity meralgia paresthetica femoral nerve, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069663
Veterans Law Judge
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraines was reopened due to new evidence. Service connection is granted for painful scars, but the rating assigned remains at 10 percent. The claims for fibromyalgia and bilateral shoulder disability are denied.
- 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.
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