Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Parkinson’s disease was dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeal.,Service connection for coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disorder is remanded as there is insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism. The issue of service connection for glaucoma, also secondary to service-connected disabilities, is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD has caused or aggravated his sleep apnea, headaches, and high cholesterol. Service connection for these conditions is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, but remanded the claims for lumbar spine and left knee disabilities due to insufficient evidence.,Service connection for OSA is granted as it is found to be etiologically related to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed the claim of service connection for tonsillectomy and uvulopalatopharyngoplasty.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether his symptoms are related to his military service, specifically Gulf War Syndrome. The VA is instructed to obtain updated treatment records and provide a comprehensive examination to address these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claimed conditions, including lumbar spine disorder, left-leg residuals of broken leg, right-knee disorder, right-ankle disorder, left-ankle disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), hiatal hernia disorder, right-lower-extremity radiculopathy, and acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD and depression) are not service-connected.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected chronic sinusitis and hypertension.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder has been reopened and granted.,Service connection was denied for a bilateral foot disability, sleep apnea, and left shoulder disability. The back disability case is remanded.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea and granted a rating of 10 percent for scars of the left knee. The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea was not supported by evidence showing a current disability during the appeal period, while his claim for scars of the left knee was supported by competent and probative evidence indicating that he had painful scars.

The Board has granted the Veteran's petitions to reopen her service connection claims for OSA, depression, a throat condition (claimed as thymoma), and hypothyroidism. The issues of service connection for these conditions are remanded due to new evidence submitted since the final rating decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to engage and retain substantially gainful employment for the rating period prior to April 19, 2017.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for degenerative joint disease (DJD) of the lumbosacral spine was reopened and granted, with a remand to obtain an adequate etiological opinion.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for sleep apnea was granted effective April 11, 2012. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in the September 2000 decision that initially awarded service connection for sleep apnea at a noncompensable rating.

The Veteran's currently diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea is found to have had its onset during his active duty service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has vacated the March 2018 decision denying service connection for sleep apnea, secondary to service-connected pansinusitis and allergic rhinitis. The remand requires an addendum opinion from the December 2016 VA examiner regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active duty service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability caused his obesity, and if so, whether this obesity was a substantial factor in causing his OSA.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition is related to his active duty service. The decision affirms the Veteran's claim based on competent and credible statements linking his symptoms during service to his current diagnosis.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension due to insufficient evidence.