Sleep apnea decisions — 2023

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left ankle disabilities, as well as obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient rationale in the VA examiners' opinions. The claims are being returned for further development.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for fatigue, sleep apnea, hypertension, and erectile dysfunction due to lack of medical opinions regarding causation or aggravation by service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided that the VA examiner's opinions were inadequate and requires a new medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea, including insomnia.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension, secondary to OSA, due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding their onset and relationship to service.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability and degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine were denied service connection. The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability from September 4, 2013 to February 23, 2014, but his TDIU claim was later denied beginning February 24, 2014.

The Veteran's claim for a reduction in the rating of foot eczema from 60% to 10% was found to be procedurally improper, and the original 60% rating is restored. Service connection has been granted for tinnitus but denied for low back disorder, bilateral foot numbness and tingling, and bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to determine the nature and etiology of his back condition, left lower radiculopathy, and headaches. The claims are also remanded to obtain service entrance records and INACDUTRA status information.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to missing or illegible service treatment records and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's respiratory condition.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is currently rated at 20 percent, and the nasal fracture does not meet criteria for a compensable rating. The Board has denied both claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that her condition was not incurred in or aggravated by active duty and did not have a direct link to her service-connected left knee disability.

The Veteran withdrew all his appeals, including those for initial disability ratings and service connection claims.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no persuasive evidence indicating an in-service occurrence of sleep apnea and that it was not related to his active service.

The Veteran's PTSD and OSA have been granted service connection. The Board also found that the Veteran's OSA is aggravated by her service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to missing service treatment records and insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's left elbow disability and sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for lumbosacral spine and cervical spine disabilities due to inadequate VA examination and medical nexus opinions. Additional development is required to address whether these conditions are related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, specifically whether it is related to service or any other relevant factors.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings for his lumbosacral strain disability and tension headaches has been dismissed as he withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to his in-service nasal fracture.

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss due to additional medical inquiry, including new examinations.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or caused by his PTSD.