Denied
The Board denied service connection for headaches as there is no current separate and distinct disability manifested by headaches, finding that the Veteran's headaches are a symptom of his service-connected chronic sinusitis. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) was remanded.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of a current headache disability apart from the service-connected chronic sinusitis, and there is no credible evidence supporting in-service onset or continuity of symptoms for OSA.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105816
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