The Board granted service connection for a headache disability and OSA, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric and low back disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in approximate balance as to whether the Veteran's headache disability and OSA were caused by his service-connected acquired psychiatric and low back disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step. The Board resolved reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- June 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25050042
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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