Sleep apnea decisions — 2023

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) secondary to Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has found pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the claims for service connection for various conditions and remanded these issues to obtain additional records, including a report of medical history from the Veteran's discharge examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was reopened and granted. The claim for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome was denied.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss and remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea and left wrist disability due to duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD with traumatic brain injury, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence, particularly regarding whether it is related to PTSD medication and/or service.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected.,Bilateral hearing loss and heart disability are denied as not related to service.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea. The claims for increased ratings of right and left lower extremity radiculopathy have been denied, with a rating of 20% granted for each condition.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbar spine disability, sleep apnea, and diabetes mellitus. Service connection is denied for hernia disability.

The Board has denied service connection for diabetes but remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea. The decision on diabetes is not clear-cut, as it was denied based on lack of in-service diagnosis or disease.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran needs to be provided with VA examinations to determine the etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran's prostate cancer is granted service connection on a presumptive basis due to exposure to herbicides. His left and right lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, as well as his sleep apnea, are denied as not related to service.

The Board has dismissed the claims for service connection for trace hyperopia and presbyopia. The initial compensable rating claim for hearing loss was denied, while the issues of service connection for sleep apnea and hypertension are remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, and major depressive disorder (secondary to PTSD) are all granted as service-connected.,An initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD is granted from August 14, 2018.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, and major depressive disorder (secondary to PTSD) are all granted as service-connected.,An initial rating of 70 percent for PTSD is granted from August 14, 2018.

The Board has found a pre-decisional duty to assist error in the February 2022 medical opinion and is remanding the matter for further evaluation of the appellant's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease (CAD), anxiety disorder, and PTSD. The issues are also related to an initial compensable rating for OSA.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for various foot and back conditions have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for any of the conditions.