Sleep apnea decisions — 2022

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to their death.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including consideration of his service-connected disabilities and obesity.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a sleep disorder, to include chronic snoring, are dismissed due to procedural issues.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates for COPD, OSA, lumbosacral spine disability, and tinnitus have been denied. The Board found that the Veteran is already in receipt of the earliest effective dates allowable under VA regulations.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for tinnitus, lumbosacral strain, and left thigh impairment are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations.

The Veteran's claim for a clothing allowance based on the use of a right foot orthotic device was denied because there is no record of him using such an orthotic in 2020 or 2021.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea was granted with an effective date of May 24, 2008. The earlier effective date is due to the receipt and consideration of relevant official service department records after the initial denial in October 2008.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea disability is related to his active duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and its relation to his service.

The Veteran's TIA residuals are rated at a minimum of 10 percent, effective October 24, 2022.,From May 4, 2017 onward, the Veteran is granted a TDIU based on his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claim to reopen service connection for bilateral knee disability has been granted. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for cervical spine disability, left hand disability, and sleep disability (including sleep apnea) due to lack of medical evidence on these claims.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine disability, and left knee disability are all granted. The rating of the left knee disability is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence and examinations. The issues include back pain, scoliosis, deviated nasal septum, traumatic brain injury, bilateral hearing loss disability, tinnitus, PTSD, and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea is granted as the evidence shows that his symptoms began in service and he has been treated for it since then.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain and remanded the right hand pain claim.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to inadequate opinions from the December 2018 VA examiners. The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and gastrointestinal disorder are all being reviewed for their relationship to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for another examination. The Veteran's service connection claim is being reviewed again.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected tinnitus and remands the case for further examination.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, pulmonary disorder (to include asthma), and sleep apnea due to insufficient development of evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability and cervical spine disability were denied higher ratings.,Radiculopathy in the upper and lower extremities, as well as femoral nerve paralysis and external cutaneous nerve paralysis of the lower extremity, were also denied higher ratings.