Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claims of service connection for sleep apnea, right ankle condition, and right hip condition.

The Veteran's OSA is related to his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal, including service connection claims and rating determinations.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss, headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus is remanded. Service connection claims for left knee disability, back disability, and sleep apnea are also remanded.

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) condition, including whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected hypertension.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is considered service-connected as it developed during his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeals.

The Board has remanded the cases for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for various conditions, including a back condition, bilateral feet issues, OSA, varicose veins, eczema, and generalized anxiety disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, has been denied. The claims for increased ratings of coronary bypass surgery and diabetes mellitus are remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the upper respiratory disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension. The Veteran's assertions need to be evaluated in conjunction with the medical records provided.

The Veteran's claims for a higher rating for his service-connected MDD and anxiety disorder, as well as for TDIU based on these conditions, are being remanded due to the need for additional medical records and an examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and right toes disability due to insufficient medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for hepatitis C, sleep apnea, a toenail fungus, GERD with constipation, PTSD, diabetes mellitus type II, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity (sciatic nerve), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (sciatic nerve), peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity (anterior crural nerve), and peripheral neuropathy of the right upper and left upper extremities. The Veteran's claims for service connection were not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings were granted. The Veteran was assigned a 30 percent rating for allergic rhinitis beginning January 8, 2015.

The Veteran's diabetes mellitus claim is denied, but he was granted service connection for depression and anxiety disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and headaches. The grant of service connection for the latter three conditions is based on new evidence that supports a link to his military service.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, eye disorder, deviated nasal septum, and sleep apnea as there was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar disc disease and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, both secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's claims for service connection and evaluation of his right thumb disability due to withdrawal by his representative. The issues of service connection for left hand, sleep apnea, colon disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, dental disability, and ankle disabilities are denied.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a disease or injury in service and the current condition is not related to service.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, to include unspecified depressive disorder, is granted as service connected. The cases for tinnitus, sleep apnea, kidney disorder, prostate cancer, and Leukemia are remanded.