Sleep apnea decisions — 2020

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his period of active duty.,Service connection was denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of its onset during service or a causal relationship to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for sleep apnea, but has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The TDIU issue is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea disability, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for psychiatric disability, hypertension, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa due to insufficient efforts by VA in obtaining relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of PTSD and sleep apnea, so the Board dismissed the case.

The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied because his service-connected disabilities, including prostate cancer, sleep apnea with COPD, and erectile dysfunction, do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board denied service connection for a right-hand skin condition, right and left lower extremity varicose veins, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, right knee degenerative arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain.,There is no evidence of current diagnoses or symptoms related to these conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the right knee condition claim due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide a VA examination, and the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his disability became manifest during active duty and is related to service.

The Board denied service connection for a respiratory/pulmonary condition other than a restrictive right lobe condition, including COPD, emphysema, OSA, pulmonary embolism, pulmonary hypertension, and asthma/bronchial asthma. The claim for allergic rhinitis was remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for diabetes mellitus, to include as secondary to service-connected hypersomnolence.

The Board has found that the Veteran's hypertension, sleep apnea, and a disorder manifest by fatigue are not related to his military service. The claims for these conditions have been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his service-connected conditions, particularly coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not found to be related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability or diabetes mellitus, type II (DM-II), and the Board finds that it did not begin in service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for secondary service connection for sleep apnea as it is related to his service-connected vector borne illness.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development due to incomplete records and a need for an addendum medical opinion. The Veteran's allergies and obstructive sleep apnea are being reviewed again.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that his current diagnosis is at least as likely as not related to active duty service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD due to an incorrect application of the aggravation standard in previous VA examination opinions.