Sleep apnea decisions — 2019

The Board has determined that additional development is necessary due to the Veteran's submission of SSA records and his contention that his left knee disorder has worsened. The appeal will be remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's neck and lumbosacral disabilities are related to his military service or any other condition. The VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions to clarify these issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for right ear hearing loss, left ear hearing loss, and tinnitus have been denied.,Service connection has also been denied for obstructive sleep apnea. The Board found that the current OSA did not have its onset during service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus, type II, and/or PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service or any service-connected conditions.

From October 17, 2012 to January 16, 2018, the Veteran was granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities of depressive disorder, lumbosacral strain, and cervical strain.

The Veteran is granted a separate 10 percent rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy from May 25, 2007. The issue of service connection for headaches secondary to low back disorder was reasonably raised by the record and referred to the AOJ.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for cervical spine, left shoulder, bilateral foot, obstructive sleep apnea, sinusitis, and asthma disabilities due to additional evidentiary development being necessary.

The Board has decided to remand three of the Veteran's claims due to outstanding private treatment records and an inadequate VA examination for his left knee disability. The Veteran will need to provide information about his Tricare provider and orthopedic surgeon, and a new examination is required to assess the severity of his left knee condition.

The Veteran's appeal for an initial, compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss was dismissed. The Board also remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development and examination of the Veteran's bilateral facet disease of the lumbosacral spine.

The Board has decided to remand the claims of service connection for hypertension, left hip condition, back condition, and sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence or need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, which is now considered secondary to PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and also denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for adding his spouse and stepchild as dependents. The Board found that there was no evidence of a direct relationship between the Veteran’s current sleep apnea and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for various conditions and disabilities are being remanded due to the need for additional development.,No effective date is assigned as the appeal pertains to issues that have already been decided.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether sleep apnea is related to service or secondary to Bell's palsy.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was incurred in service or is otherwise causally related to his service-connected adjustment disorder with depression, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

Your claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted, and you are now receiving a 50% disability rating. As your case is no longer pending, the appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of hypertension, left carpal tunnel syndrome, and lumbosacral degenerative disease was granted as his substantive appeal was received within 60 days of the RO notifying him that he did not receive a December 27, 2016 SOC.