The Board granted an increased initial rating of 10 percent for rhinitis, but remanded the claims for a compensable initial rating for migraine headaches and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms most nearly approximated 50-percent obstruction of the nasal passages on both sides, warranting an increased rating. The other claims were remanded due to inadequate VA examinations and missing service records.
- Claimed conditions
- rhinitis, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- April 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25031746
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
- Granted
The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted a 50 percent disability rating, effective August 8, 2023, due to very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks that are productive of severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted a 50 percent rating for the Veteran's migraine headaches based on prostrating attacks occurring more than once a month and severe economic inadaptability.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches as proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected tinnitus.
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