Sleep apnea decisions — 2020

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and major depressive disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of OSA has been remanded. The rating for PTSD has been granted at a 70% level, and the Veteran is now eligible for TDIU.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, a left great toe disorder, and sleep apnea. The evidence did not show that the Veteran had current disabilities meeting VA criteria.,The Board also found no link between the Veteran’s sleep apnea and his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinion regarding secondary service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea and found that new evidence supports this. However, the Board also determined that there is no medical evidence linking the Veteran's current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea to his military service.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a current disability. Service connection was granted for hypertension with an initial rating of 10 percent.,Low back pain is remanded and will be evaluated separately.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened, but the Board finds that a remand is needed to obtain additional treatment records and an addendum opinion regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for bilateral hearing loss and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a higher rating or service connection based on his active duty.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and set the effective date to February 13, 2009.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active service and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's headaches are granted as secondary to her service-connected schizoaffective disorder.,Service connection for a low back disability, left knee disability, and right knee disability is denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened and granted. The effective date is set at the date of receipt of the claim, which was April 2015.,The Veteran seeks an earlier effective date for his PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder service connection. VA assigned a September 9, 2014 as the effective date based on the submission through the VONAPP Direct Connect program.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea, bilateral hearing loss, and heart disorder due to in-service asbestos and/or chemical exposure. The Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea is also remanded as it is intertwined with his heart disorder claim.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected cervical degenerative disc disorder and/or persistent depression with alcohol use disorder caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn led to his sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his in-service sleep difficulties.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension and cardiomyopathy.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examinations and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's IBS and sleep apnea have been granted service connection. The Veteran also received a 30% disability rating for his bilateral pes planus and plantar fasciitis, effective January 27, 2020.

The Board has granted service connection for chronic lumbosacral strain/mechanical low back pain, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise and resolving all doubt in favor of the Veteran.