Sleep apnea decisions — 2020

The Veteran's tinnitus is rated at 10%, and his chronic headache disorder, hypertension, and psychiatric disability are all service-connected. The Board has found the Veteran should be provided VA examinations to determine if his sleep apnea is related to his active duty or aggravated by a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further development is required.

The Veteran's claims of service connection for back condition, cervical condition, eczema, bilateral hearing loss and sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Board has withdrawn the appeals for nasal fracture residuals and sleep apnea. The issues of recurrent gastrointestinal disability to include IBS, PTSD with depression and a panic disorder, lumbosacral strain, and right lower extremity radiculopathy are remanded.

The Veteran's tinnitus is currently rated at 10 percent, the maximum schedular rating. The Board denied a higher rating as there was no legal basis for such.,The Veteran has service connection for migraine headaches due to his service-connected PTSD and tinnitus.,The Veteran’s right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.,The Veteran's right foot disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, left foot disability, sleep disability, and sleep apnea are all remanded due to a duty to assist error in the original decision. The Veteran is advised of alternate forms of evidence he can submit.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for allergies and OSA, to include as secondary to allergies, is being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals regarding sleep apnea and an increased rating for diabetes mellitus type II have been dismissed. The appeal regarding PTSD and TDIU has been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining VA treatment records from the 1980s and providing a VA examination.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for aneurysm and sleep apnea, so the cases are dismissed.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be related to his active duty service and granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. The issue of service connection for an eye disability, to include as secondary to hypertension, is remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and associated neurological impairment of the right and left lower extremities prevent him from securing and following substantially gainful employment due to his physical limitations.

The Veteran's hypertension, cardiomyopathy and aortic stenosis, insomnia, skin condition, sleep apnea, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition are all found to be related to his service-connected PTSD. The application for service connection is granted.

The Board denied service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine and right knee, finding no evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, while service connection for bilateral foot disabilities is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional records, including SSA and Vet Center treatment records.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a sleep disorder and increased disability ratings for bilateral knee disabilities due to incomplete development.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings and earlier effective dates have been dismissed due to his withdrawal of the appeal.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, gastrointestinal disorder, right knee disorder, and left knee disorder are remanded.

The Veteran's TDIU claim prior to June 24, 2010 is being remanded for the VA Director of Compensation Service to consider if an extraschedular rating should be assigned.

The Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, COPD, right shoulder disorder, left shoulder disorder, arthritis of the knees, and diabetes mellitus are being remanded due to additional development needs.,Service connection is not granted for any of these conditions as there is no evidence linking them to service.