Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's lumbar strain disability is rated at 10 percent, and the Board has denied a higher rating as his range of motion was still greater than what would be required for a more than 10 percent rating.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service connected. The rating for PTSD prior to June 27, 2022, remains at 50 percent. Service connection for right and left leg disabilities are remanded.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, now claimed as depression.,His claim for a compensable rating evaluation of erectile dysfunction was denied. The Board remanded the issue of service connection for hypertension.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and esophageal achalasia with nausea. The Veteran's disability claims are being reviewed to determine if there is new evidence that could support a grant of service connection.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to obesity, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected conditions. The claims for right and left foot pes planus with hallux valgus and hypertension were remanded.

The Board granted service connection for sleep apnea and denied an effective date prior to July 1, 2020, for the grant of service connection for bilateral hearing loss as well as an initial compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of adequate opinion regarding the severity of the Veteran's low back disability during the entire period under consideration, January 2008 to December 2020. The VA must obtain an addendum opinion from a medical examiner.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA on a direct basis, finding that the evidence is at least evenly balanced as to whether the Veteran's current OSA had its onset in service.

The Board remands the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his PTSD. The AOJ must provide a new VA medical opinion addressing this issue.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals regarding sleep apnea and COPD, so the cases are dismissed.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and OSA.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that his service-connected panic disorder with obsessive-compulsive personality and herniated nucleus pulposus at L5-S1 caused him to be obese, which is an intermediary step in causing OSA.

The Veteran's claims for right ear hearing loss, sleep apnea, scars, diabetes mellitus type II, left thumb tenosynovitis, dermatitis, and tinnitus have all been denied.,The effective date for the award of service connection for IBS has been dismissed as a matter of law.

The Board granted service connection for coronary artery disease and denied service connection for basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma and residuals, sleep apnea, enlarged prostate, and voiding symptoms and overactive bladder.

The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for several issues related to service connection and disability ratings, as the appellant requested withdrawal of these appeals prior to the decision being made.

The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including the need for VA medical addendum opinions and obtaining records from an asbestosis-related lawsuit. The TDIU issue is also inextricably intertwined with the obstructive sleep apnea claim.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for sleep apnea, GERD acid reflux, and left hip pain as the appellant withdrew his appeal.

The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by the Veteran's service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's bilateral knee osteoarthritis and right shoulder degenerative arthritis are granted service connection as they began during active service.,The Veteran's OSA is remanded for further examination to determine its etiology.