Sleep apnea decisions — 2018

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not related to his military service and therefore denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are found to be related to his military service.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is not found to be related to his service-connected anaphylactic bee sting allergy, but he is granted TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's current sleep apnea was not manifest in service and is unrelated to service. The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the Veteran's current low back disability, right knee disability, or left knee degenerative arthritis and his active duty service.,The Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea disorder is not related to his service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and related conditions do not warrant a higher rating, and his service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has remanded the issues of degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine with disc protrusion L3-4 and degenerative disc and osteoarthritis of the cervical spine with herniated nucleus pulposus for additional development, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and peripheral vascular disease as the evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or caused by service.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disorder of the lumbar spine, sleep apnea, and colitis. The evidence did not establish a link between these conditions and active service.,There is no credible evidence linking any current disabilities to military service.

The Board denied service connection for HIV infection, TTP, chronic right eye disability, acute bronchitis, sleep apnea syndrome, and traumatic brain injury (TBI) as the evidence did not support a link to service or any other valid theory of service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is insufficient competent and probative evidence linking his condition to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right and left knee conditions, as well as his chronic low back pain, are related to his active duty service. The Board also found that there is at least a 50% probability that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is currently rated at 50 percent, and the Board finds that he does not meet the criteria for a higher rating as his condition does not warrant a disability rating greater than 50 percent.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not related to service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected restrictive airway disease, and the Board finds that this meets the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a new VA examination to assess the current severity of her service-connected chronic lumbosacral strain and chronic cervical spine strain disabilities.

The Board has decided that the claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea secondary to hypertension, and gout need further development due to incomplete medical records. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the AOJ for additional development.

The Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal for service connection for sleep apnea, and as a result, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to address the relationship between his service-connected disabilities and his hypertension, sleep apnea, and GERD.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current diagnoses of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Sleep Apnea are related to his service, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions and treatment records.