Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings were denied as his conditions did not meet the criteria for higher disability ratings under applicable VA regulations.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and examination, as well as to consider service connection for various disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the condition had its onset during service. Service connection was denied for bursitis of the shoulders.

The Veteran's low back condition, bilateral pes planus, and sleep apnea have been granted service connection.,Service connection for numbness and tingling of the left leg and right leg, as well as degenerative joint disease in both feet, is being remanded for further examination.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis of the spine is granted service connection, while his bilateral hearing loss appeal is dismissed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for left knee disability, right wrist disability, and sleep apnea due to a procedural error in activating his appeal under the modernized review system.

The Veteran's bilateral knee and foot disabilities are remanded for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions. The Veteran's sleep apnea is also remanded with similar considerations.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was reopened and granted. The claim for obstructive sleep apnea was denied.

The Board has dismissed the claims of service connection for left knee pain and right knee pain. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that these conditions are a result of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The claims were remanded for rating decisions on other conditions.

Service connection is granted for a neurological disability, specifically radiculopathy, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected DDD of the lower back.,Service connection is granted for depression. The evidence is at least in equipoise that it began during active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inextricably intertwined issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, and will now consider the claim for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development regarding service connection for sleep apnea with hypoxia, as well as the initial rating for hypertension and service connection for diverticulosis (claimed as diverticulitis) and diabetes mellitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, has been remanded due to the inadequacy of the previous VA opinion and the need for updated VA treatment records.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including addressing service connection claims and rating issues.,Service connection for CFS was denied as there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or link to service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for coronary artery disease is granted with application of equitable tolling. The rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine is increased to 40 percent, effective from November 19, 2008. The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities are denied. A TDIU is granted.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and initial ratings are being remanded due to the failure of VA to contact him at his new address in Georgia. The examinations scheduled for June 2018 have not been conducted, and a copy of the Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC) was sent to two prior addresses in South Carolina.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee disability, and left knee disability are all granted. The Board affirms the grant of service connection for a lower back disability based on continuity of symptomatology since service.

The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's claimed conditions, finding that there was no evidence of exposure to herbicides or other hazardous materials during his military service and that the conditions were not related to his active duty.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, but has remanded it due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset and relationship to his service-connected conditions.