Granted
The Board granted service connection for migraines and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinions provided by the June 2025 examiner were deemed most persuasive, indicating that it is at least as likely as not that both conditions are caused or worsened by the Veteran's PTSD.
- Claimed conditions
- migraines, obstructive sleep apnea
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- November 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25096042
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