Denied
The Board denied service connection for a headache disability and remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to an acquired psychiatric disability.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish a causal link between the Veteran's current headache disability and his military service. The VA examiner opined that the Veteran's headaches were less likely than not caused by toxic exposure risk activities during service.
- Claimed conditions
- headache disability, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25020181
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