Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Veteran's tinnitus, hypertension, and pseudofolliculitis barbae have been granted service connection. The Board has found that additional development is needed for the issues of vitamin D deficiency, sleep apnea, kidney condition, headaches, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), erectile dysfunction, and migraine headaches due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Board has denied service connection for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a nexus to service or service-connected conditions. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claims are being remanded for further development and examination, including consideration of an extraschedular rating for his right shoulder arthroplasty.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not etiologically related to active duty service and has not been caused or aggravated by PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to new and material evidence. The claims of entitlement to a higher rating for lumbar spine arthritis and TDIU are remanded as additional examinations are needed.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of sleep apnea was granted. The right ankle disability claim is being remanded due to the lack of clear and unmistakable evidence showing it was aggravated by service.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for limitation of flexion, right knee, due to DJD is denied.,Service connection for sleep apnea was denied in an unappealed March 2015 rating decision. Evidence received since then raises a possibility of substantiating the claim and thus the application to reopen is granted.,Claims for earlier effective dates for service connection for diabetic mellitus and diabetic nephropathy are denied.

The Veteran's service-connected bilateral pes planus with right achilles tendonitis is rated at 10 percent disabling, effective February 3, 2009. The Veteran also received a TDIU for the periods from February 3, 2009 through August 2, 2011 and from May 1, 2018 to present.

Service connection for hypertension, acquired psychiatric disorder (anxiety disorder), and obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.,The Veteran's hypertension is considered to be due to his active service.

The Veteran's claims for fibromyalgia, herpes, sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (PTSD), and erectile dysfunction are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.,All outstanding records should be obtained, including private and VA treatment records.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and migraines were denied increased ratings.,A rating for incomplete paralysis of the right femoral nerve was also denied.

The Board has found that further development and adjudication is necessary to comply with VA's duty to assist the Veteran in obtaining evidence needed to substantiate his claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a compensable disability rating for residuals of a right foot fracture with gout and degenerative joint disease of the right first toe. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset during active duty service and is related to his military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions and records in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was decided in a previous September 2018 decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied, and the effective date remains at September 18, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the issues of service connection for OSA, bilateral hearing loss, and right leg varicose veins. The decision on OSA is denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral disc disease has been rated at 10 percent since January 2015. The VA examiner found that the condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating as it did not result in forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees or a combined range of motion of less than 120 degrees.