The Board granted service connection for migraine headaches with an initial rating of 50 percent effective from August 10, 2022, and denied the claims for service connection for a right knee disability, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's migraines more closely approximate the criteria requiring very frequent completely prostrating and prolonged attacks productive of severe economic inadaptability. The evidence does not support a relationship between his right knee disability and service or any service-connected disabilities. The claims for obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, low back disability, and erectile dysfunction were remanded due to inadequate VA examination opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- right knee disability, migraine headaches, obstructive sleep apnea, kidney disability, including kidney stones, low back disability, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 31, 2025
- Citation
- A25111263
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