Sleep apnea decisions — 2022

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep disability due to insufficient evidence regarding their etiology.

The Board has remanded the cases of sleep apnea, right knee disability, and diabetes for further development due to inadequate opinions from VA examiners.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea, chronic fatigue syndrome, and memory loss due to inadequate examinations in previous decisions. The case is now pending further review.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of service connection for a respiratory disorder due to asbestos exposure and claimed ionizing radiation exposure. The case is being returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and providing an addendum opinion from a VA examiner.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking his current conditions to service or to a service-connected condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's headaches are related to her service-connected conditions, including her recently granted allergic rhinitis.

The Board has granted service connection for a gastrointestinal disability (diverticulitis), neck disability, and back disability. However, the claim for sleep apnea was denied as there is no evidence of its onset during or due to active duty.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected tinnitus.,The Veteran's back disability is granted as related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.,The Veteran's right knee disability is granted as related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's appeal for a TDIU was remanded due to the addition of new evidence and the need for an SSOC. The case will be reconsidered in light of all service-connected disabilities, including hypertension.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's condition was not related to his military service and did not result from his service-connected left knee and bilateral lower extremity disabilities.

The Veteran's PTSD was granted a 70% rating, and the claim for service connection of sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to incomplete records and need for additional medical opinions. The issues include bilateral hearing loss, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), sleep apnea, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus, type II.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations are being remanded due to the need for further development and evaluation of her genitourinary symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to his military service, despite a lack of in-service diagnosis.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, left ankle disability, and right ankle disability are being remanded due to the need for further development.,An effective date of October 7, 2011, is granted for the grant of service connection for left lower extremity neuropathy and right lower extremity neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased rating for PTSD with alcohol use disorder are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in a previous VA opinion regarding the aggravation of obesity by service-connected knee and low back disabilities, which is necessary for determining whether these conditions caused or aggravated obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether sleep apnea is related to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate examination regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected bronchial asthma with rhinitis.