Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back disability, respiratory infections, obstructive sleep apnea, derma fibrosarcoma (presumptively related to herbicide exposure), peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities, all of which are presumed to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, including coronary artery disease/congestive heart failure, nasopharyngeal cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, eye disability, balance/vestibular disorder, sinusitis, and depressive disorder. The case will be returned after further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left foot disability and lumbosacral spondylosis due to incomplete STRs and conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and tension headache disability are all found to be due to his service-connected migratory polyarthralgia.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues on the same day he submitted a withdrawal of appeal, effectively dismissing all claims.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective September 14, 2011. For the period prior to January 23, 2015, her lumbosacral strain was rated at 10 percent and increased to 20 percent effective January 23, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it had its onset during active service. The Veteran was previously denied service connection and now receives a grant of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and military service.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and hallux valgus have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment, meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma and obstructive sleep apnea began in service, and thus grants service connection for both conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back condition is not related to his active service, including a single incident of in-service treatment for mild tenderness over the dorsal spine. The preponderance of evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service and his current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened and is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise and applying the benefit-of-the-doubt rule.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted due to the combined effects of his service-connected disabilities, which render him unemployable.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is more likely than not incurred during his active duty service, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty and are related to his military service.

The Veteran's depressive disorder and obstructive sleep apnea are granted service connection, but his cervical spine disability and thoracolumbar spine disability are denied. The left ankle disability is rated at the maximum allowed (40%), and a compensable evaluation for the residual scar is also denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or related symptoms and that the condition is not due to or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus or posttraumatic stress disorder.