The Board granted service connection for tinnitus and denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea, while remanding the claim for an initial disability evaluation in excess of 30 percent for migraines.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's tinnitus began during active service, meeting the criteria for direct service connection. The evidence did not support an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for sleep apnea as the proper effective date was April 1, 2024, and no new or material evidence was submitted within one year of the prior denial.
- Claimed conditions
- tinnitus, sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25094449
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