Sleep apnea decisions — 2022

The Veteran is granted a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities prior to February 13, 2017. The decision was based on the Veteran's inability to secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected left knee disability and other conditions.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was diagnosed during active service and is granted as service connected.

The Veteran's lung condition is remanded for further development, including obtaining a new VA opinion to determine if his disability was caused by in-service herbicide agent exposure.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left eye disability and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient reasoning in the original decision. The case will be reviewed to consider whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service, including any environmental exposures.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient medical opinions and need for additional evidence. The Veteran's foot disorders, hypertension, sleep apnea, and left shoulder scar are all under review.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied as there is no current diagnosis of the condition. The reduction in disability rating from 30% to 20% for recurrent dislocation of the right shoulder with osteoarthritis was found to be improper and restored the original 30% rating. The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for his right shoulder disability was also denied.

The Veteran's GERD is granted a 10 percent disability rating. The right shoulder disability remains at 20 percent. The acquired psychiatric disorder is granted a 50 percent rating from March 10, 2015 to October 20, 2020 and TDIU is granted prior to August 2, 2016.

The appeals for chronic fatigue syndrome and coronary artery disease (claimed as heart condition) have been withdrawn, and the appeals are dismissed.,New evidence has been received to reopen claims of service connection for impotence, bilateral knee disabilities, and bilateral calf disabilities. The claims are reopened.,Service connection is granted for a respiratory disability other than sinusitis, rhinitis and asthma, manifesting in a chronic cough.,Service connection is granted for sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).,Service connection is granted for headaches as secondary to sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and bilateral plantar fasciitis. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his active service.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine have not met the criteria for a higher disability rating during the specified periods.,The Board has remanded these issues due to insufficient development.

The Board has remanded the cases of coronary artery disease, sleep apnea, and gastroesophageal reflux disease with constipation for further development to address whether these conditions are secondary to service-connected disabilities or medications used to treat them.

The Board denied service connection for OSA as the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's current condition and his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 17, 2013, for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied. The earliest effective date available is January 17, 2013.

The Board has determined that the development conducted does not comply with the July 2021 Board remand and thus, the case is being returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection and rating increases as well as a claim for TDIU due to the Veteran's death.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right knee disability, left knee disability, and obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not establish that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.,There is no competent evidence linking any of the Veteran's current disabilities to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and nail fungus on fingernails and toes due to the need for additional VA opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and insomnia, finding that these conditions are related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and migraine headaches. Service connection is also granted for hip disability, knee disability, bilateral pes planus, and hypertension. The claims for hip disability, knee disability, bilateral pes planus, and hypertension are remanded for additional development.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disorder, finding no evidence of current disability related to service. Service connection was granted for allergic rhinitis.,The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder was reopened due to new and material evidence provided by the Veteran.