Sleep apnea decisions — 2016

The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining an opinion from a pulmonologist regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new examination by a sleep specialist to address the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and whether it was caused or aggravated by his use of opiates and alcohol.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran had symptoms of a sleep apnea disability during active service and since service separation. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is remanded due to failure to provide a Statement of the Case.

The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's OSA is caused by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fatigue, claimed as chronic fatigue syndrome, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional development including a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to a failure to schedule a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned for further action.

The Board has found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service and is related to his Gulf War service. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, claimed as secondary to his service-connected post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), is being remanded due to the need for a new examination and medical opinion.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining a supplemental VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service and if it is aggravated by his service-connected prostate cancer.

The Veteran's SMC for aid and attendance is restored as her condition has improved under ordinary conditions of life.,The Veteran's TDIU rating is restored due to sustained improvement in her back disability, allowing her to return to work with reasonable accommodations.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not incurred or aggravated during her period of active duty service, and the Board found no evidence to support a secondary relationship with her service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from October 16, 2006 due to his service-connected disabilities resulting in a combined rating of at least 60 percent.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability has been rated at 10 percent prior to August 19, 2010 and at 20 percent from August 19, 2010 to August 4, 2015. The right knee strain has been rated at 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to incomplete medical records and further examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board found that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including bilateral knee disability, hypertension, bilateral shoulder disability, and sleep apnea, were not service-connected as they did not have their onset in or were not caused by his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, is related to his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened. The Board has not found new and material evidence to reopen the claims of service connection for hiatal hernia, bilateral hearing loss, chronic fatigue syndrome, a disability manifested by loss of smell, or a sleep disability (to include sleep apnea).

Service connection for PTSD was granted, but an earlier effective date is denied.,Erectile dysfunction is not service connected.