Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has denied an initial evaluation in excess of 30 percent for PTSD prior to July 9, 2015 and in excess of 70 percent thereafter. The Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for OSA is remanded.

The Veteran's service treatment records do not reflect any complaints, treatments or diagnoses of sleep apnea. The Board finds that the Veteran does not have a current disability of sleep apnea and therefore cannot establish service connection.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to insufficient evidence and need further evaluation.

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

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development and examination to address his claims for allergic rhinitis, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric condition, and a lung condition. The Veteran also has pending issues regarding the rating of his left breast scar and entitlement to SMC on account of anatomical loss of one breast.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to address the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions, specifically non-allergic vasomotor rhinitis and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is being remanded due to the lack of available service treatment records. The Board requests that VA attempts to obtain missing medical records and schedule a VA examination if necessary.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD because new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating the claim.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for various conditions, finding that she does not currently have any disabilities related to her active service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for further development and consideration, including a new VA examination for the thoracolumbar spine disability and an evaluation of the service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) due to the preponderance of evidence favoring the Veteran's claim, including opinions from two different physicians who concluded that his OSA is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the cases of service connection for a left shoulder disability, left knee disability, and OSA due to inadequate examination and failure to address certain issues.

The Board has granted service connection for exercise-induced asthma, but the case is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for left leg disability, bilateral knee disability, bilateral hearing loss, and sleep apnea. The evidence did not meet the criteria for service connection on any theory.

The Veteran's hypertension, OSA, and radiculopathy of the left lower extremity have been granted service connection. A rating of 20 percent has been assigned for radiculopathy of the left lower extremity.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran did not undergo an in-service event or disease related to his condition and that it was not caused by any service-connected disorder.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome and granted it, finding that there is sufficient evidence to establish a link between his in-service symptoms and current condition.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded due to the need for additional examination and consideration of new evidence. The issues include ratings for lumbosacral strain prior to April 15, 2011, from April 15, 2011, and right leg sciatica.

The Veteran's scleritis and lumbosacral strain were denied service connection, with the scleritis finding that there was no evidence of current eye condition related to service. The lumbosacral strain claim had its effective date corrected from May 31, 2014 to June 1, 2014 and increased from noncompensable to 10 percent.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and to obtain a VA opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and migraines are secondary to her service-connected disabilities.