Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has remanded the issue of whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected PTSD. Additional medical opinions are needed to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea was proximately caused or aggravated by his PTSD and any prescribed sleeping pills.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to have started during his military service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claims for higher ratings for intervertebral disc syndrome of the left and right lower extremities, as well as for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with herniated nucleus pulposus. Additionally, the TDIU claim prior to August 11, 2009 is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea but denied service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome.

The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his service-connected back disability is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and updated treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied as there is no evidence of a current disability or in-service incurrence.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left knee disability (non-LOM symptomatology) is denied as the evidence does not show that the condition has manifested with instability or subluxation.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for left knee disability (LOM symptomatology) is remanded as there is no objective evidence of LOM on flexion less than 0 to 45 degrees.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed because he did not file a substantive appeal. The appeal for a higher rating for PTSD was withdrawn and thus also dismissed.

The Board has vacated the September 2018 decision and granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The issues of entitlement to service connection for OSA and a mental health condition are remanded.

The appeal of the issue of an increased rating for degenerative joint disease of the cervical spine is dismissed.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied.

The Veteran's initial ratings for sleep apnea with sarcoidosis and hypertension were denied as the evidence did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under VA rating criteria.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the most probative evidence of record establishes the Veteran's sleep apnea onset in service.

The Veteran's PTSD and Migraine Headaches have been granted service connection, with effective dates of December 1, 2015.,A rating of 70 percent for PTSD has been granted, effective from December 1, 2015.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the condition was not present during service and is unrelated to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed due to his withdrawal. The Board also remanded the issues of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability and a lumbar strain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion and need for additional evidence, including a new VA examination.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation prior to December 7, 2011.

The Board has granted service connection for paranoid schizophrenia but has remanded the case to determine if sleep apnea is related to service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's service connection claims for bilateral hearing loss, tinnitus, back disorder, neck disorder, left knee disorder, left leg disorder, sleep apnea, and genitourinary disorder as there is no evidence of a current disability or a relationship to service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA became manifest during his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's lung disorder, asthma, and sleep apnea claims are granted. The remaining issues of service connection for bilateral ankle, shoulder, hip, and leg disorders are denied.