The Board granted an initial 50 percent evaluation for service-connected cluster headaches and denied service connection for hearing loss, while granting service connection for a right lateral collateral ligament sprain as secondary to the left ankle disability and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's cluster headache disability more nearly approximates very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The evidence does not support a current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and there is no sufficient evidence to establish service connection for the other conditions on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- cluster headaches, hearing loss, right lateral collateral ligament sprain, obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disability, right knee disability, right elbow disability, gallstones, light sensitivity, GERD (acid reflux)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- November 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25102329
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