Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for cataracts, sleep apnea syndrome, and bilateral hearing loss due to insufficient competent medical evidence on file.

The Board dismissed the appeal seeking eligibility for attorney fees based on an April 2024 rating decision because no decision regarding attorney fees had been issued yet.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it had its onset during his military service and is related to his service-connected PTSD with panic disorder, MDD, and alcohol use disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA, secondary to PTSD and Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Traumatic Brain Injury is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for major depressive disorder and back problems have been dismissed as she requested withdrawal of her appeal.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for further evaluation due to inadequate opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected TBI and PTSD.

The Board has granted the appellant's request for an effective date of July 3, 2012, for the award of service connection for sleep apnea. The decision affords the appellant the benefit of the doubt and finds that the asthma claim received on July 3, 2012, implicitly included a diagnosis of sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that the July 2022 decision denying service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to common headaches is not final and must be remanded due to inadequate medical opinion. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered with an additional examination.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a medical opinion regarding the etiology of OSA, as the Veteran's lay statements indicate in-service snoring and difficulty breathing during sleep.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the Veteran's death, and vacated the remand decision.

The Board has remanded the service connection claims for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Coronary Artery Disease due to insufficient medical opinions regarding their onset during military service.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for a Right Knee condition as secondary to the service-connected lumbar spine condition.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The left knee scar and ankle disability are denied, with no compensable rating assigned.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be proximately due to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issues of service connection for cervical spine disorder, insomnia, left lower extremity radiculopathy, right lower extremity radiculopathy, and tinnitus. The claims are pending further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has denied service connection for Huntington's disease, headaches claimed as secondary to PTSD, and sleep apnea claimed as secondary to PTSD. The evidence does not support a finding that these conditions began during service or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has decided to remand the claim for sleep apnea due to a lack of VA examination and remanded for further evaluation.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral spine DJD, left lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve, and right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve was denied. A 20 percent rating is granted for the right lower extremity radiculopathy involving the sciatic nerve.

The Veteran's current Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) is granted as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, fibromyalgia, headaches, and others.