Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition.

The Board has granted a 10 percent rating, and no higher, for the appellant's allergic rhinitis. The appeal is remanded for further action on service connection claims.,Additional medical opinions are needed due to recent changes in law regarding toxic exposure risk activities (TERA) under the PACT Act.

The Board has granted service connection for a right knee condition and OSA, finding that both conditions are related to the Veteran's military service.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss meeting VA criteria.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as caused or aggravated by his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that her obesity caused by PTSD was a substantial factor in developing OSA.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is competent evidence of a nexus between his service-connected lumbar strain condition and obesity as an intermediate step to obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to his military service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, and therefore grants service connection for OSA on a secondary basis.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, with obesity acting as an intermediary.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and remanded for further action.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 29, 2019 for the increased disabling rating of 40 percent for lumbosacral strain, left leg radiculopathy, and right leg radiculopathy.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board acknowledges that the Veteran may have a secondary relationship between his service-connected right knee and ankle conditions and his obesity, which in turn may be related to his sleep apnea.

The Veteran's headaches and back condition are granted service connection, but the claim for sleep apnea is remanded due to conflicting evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and polycythemia vera, both claimed as secondary to his service-connected sarcoidosis. The VA is instructed to obtain addendum opinions from qualified clinicians to determine if these conditions are aggravated by or directly related to the service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Veteran's left upper extremity radiculopathy is granted with a rating of 40 percent, effective July 13, 2018.,The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and thoracic spine spondylosis (back disability) are remanded for further evaluation as the Board finds that there may be ankylosis or similar pathology not previously addressed in the October 2018 VA examination report.,The Veteran's cervical spine strain is remanded for further evaluation as the Board finds that there may be ankylosis or similar pathology not previously addressed in the October 2018 VA examination report.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service connected. The Board has remanded the claim for a rectum and anus condition, to include anal/perianal fistula and rectal bleeding.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and remanded for further action.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and remanded for further action.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and remanded for further action.

The Veteran's claims for service connection of COPD, obstructive sleep apnea, and skin cancer are remanded due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claim for a compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss is denied.