The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 27, 2014, for the award of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a clear and unmistakable error in the December 2014 rating decision. The motion for revision of the January 2014 rating decision on the basis of CUE to assign a 50 percent disability rating for migraines was denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence clearly and unmistakably established that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea by June 27, 2014, but did not support a 50% disability rating for migraines based on the available evidence at the time of the January 2014 decision.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 0%
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055458
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
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