Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as it is determined that OSA began during active duty service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it is secondary to a service-connected disability. The AOJ must obtain an updated medical opinion from the appropriate clinician to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's diagnosed obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors, including verifying stressors and obtaining medical opinions on psychiatric disabilities and blood clotting disorder.

The Veteran's appeal for special monthly compensation based on housebound status was denied because he does not meet the criteria for such benefits, as his service-connected disabilities do not independently rate at 60% or more and he is not permanently confined to his dwelling due to these conditions.

Your appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed because it is a duplicate of another pending appeal.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and potential service connection for sleep apnea under direct theory of service connection. The Veteran's in-service complaints of sleep difficulty are noted, but no VA examination was conducted.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability, with obesity serving as an intermediate step in the development of this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood disorder and left knee disability, with obesity being an intermediate step in its development.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating for low back disorder has been dismissed.,Service connection is granted for sleep apnea and GERD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination for sleep apnea, which is necessary to determine its nature and etiology.

The appeal is dismissed as there is no justiciable case or controversy with respect to the instant appeal pertaining to claims for ratings in excess of 20 percent for lumbosacral strain, left lower extremity radiculopathy, and right lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has remanded the case due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist, including failure to properly document for the record the Veteran's TERA and obtain a related adequate etiological opinion. The Veteran is also required to provide further details of his asserted in-service environmental exposures.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea on a direct basis, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his active duty service.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied because the new evidence submitted did not meet the criteria to readjudicate the claim.

The Veteran's application to readjudicate his claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted. However, the case must be remanded as new and relevant evidence has been received, including a statement from the Veteran indicating he sought treatment for this condition in 1986-1987. The AOJ will readjudicate the claim taking into consideration all of the evidence of record.

The Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to make a decision on the Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and DM, Type II. The Veteran was not provided with VA examinations or opinions regarding these conditions due to pre-decisional duty-to-assist errors.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether service-connected disabilities caused or aggravated the Veteran's obesity, which is a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected left ankle disability, attributing this relationship to obesity resulting from the left ankle condition.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea is granted, but his PTSD rating remains at 70 percent.,His request for a higher rating for PTSD was denied. The Board found that the evidence did not show total occupational and social impairment due to PTSD alone.,A TDIU has been granted based on the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.