Sleep apnea decisions — 2023

The Veteran's tinnitus was granted service connection. The Board found that the Veteran's current sleep disorder, including sleep apnea, and her right knee disability need further examination to determine their etiology.

The Board has remanded several issues, including the Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings. The effective date of service connection for hypertension is denied as it arose after July 30, 2013.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD, asthma, and sleep apnea, finding no evidence that these conditions were caused or aggravated by his military service or any service-connected disability.

The Board has granted a 70 percent rating for PTSD prior to February 24, 2020. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that his current diagnosis had onset in service and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was diagnosed during service and has continued since then, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's OSA was incurred in service or caused by his service-connected PTSD. The VA must obtain a medical opinion addressing these issues.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea was received on July 5, 2005. The Board found that the date entitlement arose predates the date of claim and granted an effective date of July 5, 2005.

The Veteran was granted service connection for peripheral vestibular disorder and migraines, with a 50% disability rating.,His tinnitus is also now service-connected.

The Veteran's deviated nasal septum is granted as service connection due to its onset in service.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his deviated septum, which also had its onset in service.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative arthritis of the lumbosacral spine, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to a back injury sustained during active duty.

An initial rating of 50 percent for cervicogenic headache with migraines features, from May 31, 2016, is granted. The Veteran's entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for rhinitis on a presumptive basis due to exposure to burn pits during the Gulf War. Service connection is also granted for right and left knee disorders, as well as sleep apnea, based on in-service events. The Veteran's eczema and GERD are rated as they currently stand.

The Veteran's lumbosacral degenerative arthritis with IVDS is currently rated at 40 percent since November 9, 2020. The Board denied higher ratings for the period prior to that date.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination and to obtain Worker's Compensation records related to a lumbar spine injury in 2002. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his thoracolumbar spine disorder.

The appeal for service connection for a deviated septum has been dismissed. The claims for low back disability, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), sinusitis, GERD, narcolepsy with cataplexy, eczema, and PFB scars have all been reopened due to new evidence received since the final rating decisions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hemorrhoids, finding that there is no link between his in-service symptoms and current condition.,The Board has remanded the issues of sleep apnea and dermatitis to allow for further examination and analysis.

The Veteran's hypertension, sleep apnea, and headaches are granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability, left shoulder disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and bilateral pes cavus. The claims for these conditions were remanded by the Board in February 2021 due to incomplete medical records and further opinions were requested.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is related to service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD or lumbar spine disability.