Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development and consideration of evidence.

The Veteran's initial claim for a compensable rating for hypertension was denied, and the Board has remanded his service connection claim for OSA due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran is presumed to have had herbicide exposure during service.

The Veteran was granted service connection for sleep apnea with asthma, effective June 17, 2021. His claim was reopened based on new evidence submitted in September 2021.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal, and the Board has dismissed all issues on appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was dismissed because the untimely VA Form 10182 filed in February 2024 is considered a concurrent election with his pending supplemental claim, and good cause was not presented to accept the late filing.

The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, ED, and OSA are granted as secondary to the service-connected acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's service connection for allergic rhinitis and sleep apnea is granted, with the effective date set at August 5, 2021. The Board found that her allergic rhinitis was presumptively due to exposure to particulate matter in Southwest Asia during her military service.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there was no evidence linking the condition to service, and the Veteran's weight gain and male gender were deemed the cause of his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for dental and oral condition (bruxism), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and sleep apnea have been denied. The claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD and depression, is being remanded.,Service connection cannot be established as the evidence does not show a current disability or any link to service.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for traumatic brain injury and tension headaches due to insufficient medical opinions. The lumbosacral strain claim remains denied.

The Board has determined that there are pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors in the case and an addendum VA medical opinion is required on remand to address the correct legal standards.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his in-service training event, as well as the potential aggravation by service-connected chronic sinusitis.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea due to inadequate examination and lack of consideration of lay statements regarding symptom onset.

The Board denied service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disability, and bilateral hip disability. The Veteran's migraine headaches were granted service connection.,Service connection was not established for lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and asthma have been granted service connection as secondary to his major depressive recurrent, moderate, psychosis. The case for asthma is remanded due to the need for an Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record (ILER).

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to his active-duty service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's sleep apnea, bilateral knee disabilities, fatigue, and high blood pressure were not incurred in or due to his time in service.,The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss are found to be the 'but-for' cause of his obstructive sleep apnea, granting service connection for OSA. The appeal regarding a proposed reduction in disability rating for bilateral hearing loss is dismissed.