Sleep apnea decisions — 2018

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining service department records and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed TBI and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and increased evaluation of PTSD. The Veteran's OSA was not shown to have started in service, nor is there evidence linking it to a service-connected disability.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for sleep apnea. The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining VA and private treatment records, is needed before the claim can be decided.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right knee disability, finding new and material evidence. The Board also granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected sinusitis.,Service connection was denied for a right knee disability due to lack of in-service injury or chronic treatment.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development of his VA treatment records and SSA disability records. The claims will be re-adjudicated based on the updated evidence.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal on the record during a Board hearing as to the issues of entitlement to service connection for a breathing disability and tooth loss, both to include as secondary to a throat disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea with cognitive impairment had its onset during active service and grants service connection for these conditions.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee disability is related to service and granted service connection for this condition. The issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea was addressed in a separate decision.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed as the appellant, through his authorized representative, requested withdrawal of the issues on appeal.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II, is being remanded for additional development.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and migraine headaches can be decided.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was not shown to be causally related to his military service, and the Board found that the current disability is due to a significant weight gain since service. Therefore, service connection for OSA was denied.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is currently rated at 50 percent prior to January 28, 2016 and at 70 percent from that date. The effective date for the increased rating has been set as January 28, 2016.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is denied.,The Veteran's left foot disability is rated at 10 percent.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis/nasal deviation, status post septoplasty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD and depressive disorder, was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not establish a link between any diagnosed psychiatric disorders and his active duty service.

The Veteran is seeking service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, asthma and bronchitis, and TBI with headaches. The Board has determined that a remand is necessary as the VA examination report is insufficient.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The effective date for tinnitus is set at August 19, 2002.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain an adequate VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran was diagnosed with sleep apnea in 2014 following a sleep study, and he and his fiancée have asserted that his symptoms first had onset during active service.

The Veteran's traumatic arthritis of the lumbosacral spine is rated at 40 percent since October 16, 2012. Prior to that date, a rating in excess of 40 percent was not granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right knee injury, sleep apnea, psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), and thyroid disorder were not incurred in or related to his active service.