Sleep apnea decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral shoulder, knee, and foot disabilities as well as sleep apnea have been denied due to the lack of current diagnoses.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not render him unemployable, as his daytime tiredness is not severe enough to prevent him from obtaining substantially gainful employment.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection of PTSD and Plantar Fasciitis have been withdrawn. The claim for an increased rating for the acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD has been granted with a 50% rating from January 27, 2016 to January 16, 2018.

The Veteran's appeals for a rating in excess of 30 percent for migraine headaches, service connection for a cervical spine disability, and bilateral hearing loss have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability (to include PTSD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, to include obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to his service-connected disabilities due to lack of causal relationship between his service-connected conditions and his sleep disorder.

The Board has granted the Veteran's requests to reopen his claims for service connection for sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction. The claim for an increased rating for MDD is denied due to failure to appear at a scheduled VA examination without good cause. The cases are remanded for further examinations and opinions regarding aid and attendance, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been dismissed due to his death.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and type two diabetes mellitus, finding that these conditions are proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD and musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service. A VA medical opinion is needed to assess whether it is at least as likely as not that the condition began in or is otherwise related to his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, NOS. The decision is based on evidence that suggests a link between the Veteran's medications and weight gain, which may have contributed to his development of sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding the etiology of any current skin disorders and whether they are related to military service or a service-connected condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to an insufficient opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to address this issue.

The appeal for service connection on all issues except hypertension has been dismissed. The claim for reopening of the previously denied claim for service connection for hypertension is granted.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but the claims for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has determined that the evidence is at least in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea was aggravated by his service-connected Bladder Cancer, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for right ankle strain with osteoarthritis and remanded the other issues due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current disabilities are related to his in-service injuries.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) has been dismissed.,Service connection is granted for tinnitus, with the condition beginning during active service.

The Veteran's service connection claim for sinusitis was denied. The claims for increased ratings of IBS, allergic rhinitis, left eye erosion syndrome with residual corneal abrasion, and lumbosacral strain with DJD and IVDS were also denied. The Veteran's radiculopathy conditions (right lower extremity, left lower extremity, right upper extremity, left upper extremity) were rated at 20 percent prior to May 29, 2013, but not higher after that date. His cervical spine conditions and thoracic spine surgical scar were also denied.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be related to service, and the claim for service connection is granted.