Sleep apnea decisions — 2022

The Board has denied service connection for low testosterone and obstructive sleep apnea. The case of bilateral eye disorders is remanded due to inadequate VA medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for alopecia areata and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the conditions are related to service-connected disabilities or due to undiagnosed illness.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence of in-service incurrence or relationship to a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea, headache disability (secondary to sleep apnea), and respiratory disability (allergies) due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's service connection claims are being reviewed again.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to active service. The Board also found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not caused or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since March 11, 2020. A TDIU is granted effective that date.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for heart disability, respiratory disability, and obstructive sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions in previous decisions.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD and persistent depressive disorder with insomnia have been found to preclude all substantially gainful employment for which his education and occupational experience would otherwise qualify him, effective May 19, 2010. The right testicle atrophy, sleep apnea, syncope, and bilateral hearing loss are also service connected.

The Board has decided to remand the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to potential secondary aggravation by the Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's appeal for an initial compensable evaluation for pseudofolliculitis barbae has been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.,Service connection is granted for an acquired psychiatric disorder, with reasonable doubt resolved in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has dismissed all the issues related to increased disability ratings for various spinal and arm conditions as well as a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to the Veteran's death.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and degenerative joint disease of the upper and lower back have been granted service connection. The Board has also remanded for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of hypertension, degenerative joint disease of the arms, elbows, wrists, shoulders, neck, and a heart condition.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and hemorrhoids are being remanded for further evaluation. The bilateral hip condition is also being remanded, with a need for a VA examination to determine if it is related to the service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The rating reduction from 100% to 50% for the Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea was proper, and entitlement to an evaluation in excess of 50% is denied. The severance of SMC based on housebound status was also proper, and restoration is denied. Entitlement to SMC from July 1, 2015 to December 30, 2016 is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and irritable bowel syndrome due to insufficient medical opinions on aggravation or secondary service connection. The Veteran's chronic fatigue syndrome is already service connected.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand directives and an additional examination is needed to determine if any of the Veteran's sleep disorders are related to his service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected diabetes mellitus, Type II.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and arteriosclerotic heart disease (high cholesterol), but denied reopening of his claim for avascular necrosis. The appeal is remanded for further development regarding service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to bipolar disorder, service connection for avascular necrosis, and an increased rating for bipolar disorder.

The Board has remanded the claim for sleep apnea due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion and failure to consider certain medical literature. The Veteran's service connection claim is now pending again.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted. The Veteran has a current degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, tinnitus, and depressive disorder that are related to his active service.,The Veteran is entitled to an increased evaluation for right knee osteoarthritis with patellofemoral syndrome, right knee lateral instability, and left knee osteoarthritis with patellofemoral syndrome.