Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his active duty service.

Your right elbow, right hip, right knee, and bilateral foot disorders are now considered service-connected.,The Veteran's current back disorder is also now considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to issues related to his obstructive sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as an initial rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for further medical opinion regarding his exposure to hazardous waste chemicals.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support a direct link between his military service and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service or secondary to his service-connected deviated septum. A VA examination is needed to clarify these issues.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD and rhinitis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety).,The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service.

The Board denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and is not caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, needs further examination and evidence. The case is being sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease was granted. His claim for hypertension was not reopened, and his increased rating for coronary artery disease remains at 60 percent.

The Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome was diagnosed shortly after service and is considered a direct result of his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and sleep apnea with mild intermittent asthma have been rated at 100 percent since February 20, 2014. As a result, the claim for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is now moot.

The Veteran's claims for ED, BHL, tinnitus, OSA, and depression are reopened. The Board has remanded several issues including increased ratings and effective dates. Service connection is granted for OSA but denied for BHL and tinnitus. Depression is service connected.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient examination and because of the Veteran's statements indicating fatigue and sleep problems during service.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, achilles tendonitis, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, low back disability, pes planus, bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, edema of the lower extremities, residuals of a head injury, migraine headaches, carpal tunnel syndrome, sciatica of the left leg, and psychiatric disorder manifested by a head injury, all related to Reserve service. The Board found that there was no evidence of disease or injury incurred in or aggravated during ACDUTRA or INACDUTRA.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for death pension benefits and has remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death due to sepsis.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the earliest documentation of the condition occurred more than two years after the Veteran left active service and that the March 2014 VA medical opinion was most probative.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions due to additional relevant evidence being added to his claims file.