The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and an initial rating of 30 percent for headaches, but denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for headaches.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's OSA was found to be secondary to his service-connected disabilities, while his headache symptoms were most closely associated with characteristic prostrating attacks occurring on average once a month over the last several months, warranting a 30 percent rating. An earlier effective date was denied as there is no evidence of entitlement to service connection prior to December 12, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), Headaches
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090321
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