Sleep apnea decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for further medical examinations. The issues include psychiatric disabilities, hypertension, bilateral knee disabilities, and a sleep disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea as there was insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between his current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, sleep apnea, and hypertension are all found to be secondary to his service-connected skin and knee disabilities. The left knee disability is granted with a 30% rating effective December 11, 2015.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and increased ratings for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy as well as a TDIU claim due to pending development.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type II.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, headaches, bone marrow cancer, and sleep apnea have all been denied as not related to service or otherwise established.,Service connection has not been granted for any of the claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting medical evidence on whether the Veteran had a low back disorder that pre-existed his service, and because the July 2016 VA examiner failed to consider the Veteran's lay statements of in-service back pain and continuity of back pain since service.

The Veteran's claim for depression as secondary to service-connected residuals of circumcision is granted. The claim for residuals from a scorpion sting to the male reproductive organ is also granted, but only partially since it was previously denied. The claims for headaches, bilateral hearing loss, and tinnitus are dismissed.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection and TDIU due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's cervical spine disability is caused or aggravated by his service-connected right ankle strain and lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for ischemic heart disease, hypertension, PTSD, and obstructive sleep apnea was granted with an effective date of July 14, 2005.

The Board has granted service connection for left hip condition, right hip condition, left ankle condition, right ankle condition, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's current disability picture does not meet the criteria for a higher rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and increased rating for sinusitis with headaches due to incomplete development of the record.

The Board has denied the Veteran's requests for earlier effective dates and remanded several issues related to his service-connected conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and loss of use of a creative organ.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings are being remanded due to the addition of new evidence. The issues include prostate cancer, bladder cancer, heart disorder, hypertension, sleep apnea, high cholesterol, hiatal hernia, and respiratory disorder.

All claims for service connection are denied except for the grant of service connection for headaches, which is granted. The Veteran's enlarged prostate and neurobehavioral effects are not found to be related to his military service. His sleep apnea claim is remanded.

The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and depressive disorder. The VA will obtain updated treatment records and provide an addendum medical opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been granted, but the effective dates are not specified. The ratings assigned for obesity and hypertension remain unchanged.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus. The right shoulder disorder and lumbosacral strain issues are remanded.

The Board has granted an initial 60 percent rating for sleep apnea to include asthma, effective from the date of the decision. The RO is directed to remand the issues regarding left knee disability and GERD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for service connection have been denied as there is no evidence to support her assertions of in-service injury or a current disability related to military service.