Sleep apnea decisions — 2014

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea and glaucoma.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain additional medical records and for a VA examination. The issues of entitlement to initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease and left lower extremity sciatica are on appeal.

The Veteran's nasal fracture has been rated at a 10 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the September 2010 VA examination. The back disability remains rated at 20 percent disabling.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for a videoconference hearing. The Board will schedule such a hearing and notify the Veteran of its date, time, and location.

The Board found that diabetes mellitus, type II, was not incurred or aggravated by service-connected bronchial asthma and/or sleep apnea. The Veteran's diabetes is less likely caused or aggravated by these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for residuals of a right hand injury is granted, with a 10 percent evaluation effective from the date of the decision.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, hypertension, and tinnitus are all found to have begun during his military service. The Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is also being reviewed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a video conference hearing at the Louisville, Kentucky Regional Office.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea disability was incurred in service, resolving all reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions and consideration of new evidence.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's cause of death, asystole due to massive bleeding from PAN, is related to service and grants service connection for the cause of death.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD, is being remanded due to the need for a VA examination and further development of the record.

The Board has granted service connection for a deviated septum and sleep apnea, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's head injury during active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for allergic rhinitis with sinusitis and sleep apnea, finding that these conditions are attributable to the Veteran's active service.

The Veteran's claim for an increased disability rating for his service-connected lumbosacral strain is being remanded due to the failure of the VA medical facility to contact him regarding a scheduled examination, and because there is no indication that the VAMC provided notice of the April 2012 scheduled examination. The case will be returned to the RO/AMC for further development.

The Veteran's claims for extraschedular consideration are being remanded due to the need to obtain his employment records from Devers Elementary School and DFAS.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lung condition, to include obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a nexus between his current disability and his military service, including exposure to herbicides.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and issuing a statement of the case regarding his knee disabilities.