Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has denied service connection for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and remanded the issues of service connection for left and right upper extremity neuropathy due to a lack of medical evidence supporting the Veteran's claims.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is being remanded due to incomplete VA medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation of OSA by service-connected insomnia and allergic rhinitis.

The Board has granted service connection for PTSD and obstructive sleep apnea, secondary to PTSD. The decision is based on the Veteran's reported stressors during service and medical opinions linking these conditions to his military service.

Service connection for chloracne is granted due to exposure to herbicide agents during service.,Service connection for hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, as it was added by this legislation.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and left ankle strain.

The Veteran's appeal for specially adapted housing and special home adaptation grant was denied as none of his service-connected disabilities meet the criteria for such benefits. The appeal for an allowance for an automobile or other conveyance and adaptive equipment only was also denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected low back strain, right ankle sprain, and trochanteric pain syndrome left hip. The decision is based on a finding that obesity, which developed after the onset of his service-connected disabilities, was an intermediate step in causing OSA.

The Veteran's claims for sickle cell anemia, skin disability (rash), hemorrhoids, and acquired psychiatric disability are denied as there is no current diagnosis of these conditions.,Service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability is also denied due to lack of evidence showing the condition began during service or is related to service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service-connected right shoulder and right ankle conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was granted service connection, while the headache disability issue is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for thoracolumbar spine (back), sleep apnea, and right knee condition as secondary to service-connected disabilities due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors and lack of discussion regarding the Veteran's assertions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD was dismissed as a matter of law because the AOJ did not adjudicate it within one year prior to the filing of his appeal.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues related to service connection and increased ratings, resulting in the dismissal of these appeals.

The Board has decided that the VA Regional Office (RO) denied service connection for sleep apnea, which is now remanded due to errors in obtaining necessary opinions and considering relevant evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected obsessive compulsive disorder and thoracolumbar spine strain.

The appeal of the service connection for a back disability is dismissed. The issue of secondary service connection for sleep apnea is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are being remanded due to the need for further examination and evaluation.

The February 1999 rating decision denied service connection for sleep apnea, and the Veteran's claim was not addressed on a secondary basis to his allergic rhinitis. The Board found no clear and unmistakable error in this decision.

The Board has granted service connection for the appellant's Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that it is proximately due to obesity caused by his service-connected left knee osteoarthritis and right knee condition.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective from January 1, 2012, as his service-connected disabilities precluded him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.