The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, tinnitus, and migraine headaches as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder. An earlier effective date of March 16, 2021, was also granted for the award of service connection for GERD.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a causal relationship between the Veteran's OSA, tinnitus, and migraine headaches and his service-connected anxiety disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Tinnitus, Migraine Headaches
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25023108
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.
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