Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tension headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but dismissed the appeal for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion from Dr. M.B. provided a more probative link between the Veteran's tension headaches and his PTSD than the VA opinions, thus granting service connection on a secondary basis.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, tension headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2025
- Citation
- 25002767
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