Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation, as well as a toxic exposure risk activity examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there is no evidence of such condition during active service or within one year after separation. The diagnosed degenerative disc disease was first noted many years post-service and is attributed to multiple work-related injuries.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS service connection was denied. The rating for IBS has been granted with a 30% evaluation.,Service connection for Headache and Sleep Apnea claims have been reopened.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep disorder, specifically obstructive sleep apnea. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new medical opinion from a sleep specialist that considers the Veteran's military service records and his reported symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and an increased rating for TMD due to incomplete evidence and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of new evidence and an incomplete VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to his PTSD, will be reconsidered with additional medical opinions on the relationship between the condition and military service as well as toxic exposure.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea and sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity were denied. The Veteran was granted TDIU.

The reduction in the disability rating for lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis from 20 percent to 10 percent effective July 1, 2020 was not proper. The Veteran's condition has not improved enough to warrant a lower rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was initially filed on June 25, 2019. The Board found that the effective date should be set at this filing date as the Veteran had symptoms indicative of sleep apnea prior to February 21, 2020, and his spouse's statements supported his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected spondylolisthesis and resulting obesity, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment prior to June 7, 2019. The Board denied his claim for TDIU.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sinusitis, asthma, sleep apnea, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (depression) as there is no persuasive evidence that these conditions began during active service or are otherwise related to in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's service-connected low back disability is granted a 20% rating, effective March 19, 2015. The claims for sleep apnea, hypertension, and migraine headaches are remanded.

The Veteran's bilateral heel spurs and obstructive sleep apnea are granted service connection. The claim for Gulf War Syndrome is denied, but the Veteran's diverticulitis is granted an initial rating of 30 percent.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, left hip strain, and lumbar spine degenerative arthritis as secondary to service-connected disabilities. The VA will obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding these issues.

The Veteran's bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy is found to be secondary to his service-connected prostate cancer. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is not found to be secondary to his PTSD.

The appeal for service connection of sleep apnea is dismissed because the original decision was made under the legacy system, not the AMA.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with unspecified depressive disorder and remanded for further development.

The Veteran's TDIU (Total Disability Independent of Rating) for PTSD and TBI, combined with other service-connected disabilities rated at 60% or more, meets the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate since April 27, 2017.

Your claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed because your Notice of Disagreement was not filed within the one-year deadline after the denial letter.