Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that a VA examination is necessary to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is related to service or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has dismissed all the issues of service connection for various conditions and symptoms, including back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep apnea, skin rash/condition, bilateral feet condition, fibromyalgia, left knee condition, right knee condition, IBS, pseudofolliculitis barbae, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus II, hypertension, and male erectile disorder. The Veteran requested the withdrawal of all issues on appeal.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to a procedural error in failing to notify him of his right to a pre-decisional hearing before the AOJ issued its decision.

The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss is not rated as compensable, but service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left knee strain, and urticaria face, neck, back are granted.,Service connection is established for obstructive sleep apnea, an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD), left knee strain, and urticaria face, neck, back. The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea as it is unclear whether his service-connected psychiatric disability and/or migraine headaches aggravate his condition. The case will be returned to the RO for further review.

Your appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board cannot issue a decision on this claim as it is no longer pending.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of a psychiatric disability, left shoulder disability, hearing loss disability, tinnitus, and right lower extremity disability was dismissed due to untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement (NOD).,The Veteran's claim for an initial rating greater than 10 percent for lumbosacral strain was denied as her symptoms did not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable VA rating criteria.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied. The Board found no current disability related to the claimed conditions and did not find a causal relationship between any of these conditions and military service.,Additionally, some issues were remanded due to insufficient evidence or need for further evaluation.

The Board has granted an earlier effective date of May 15, 2018 for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Veteran's claim was continuously pursued since May 15, 2018 and entitlement to OSA arose prior to this date.

The Veteran's bilateral foot disability and obstructive sleep apnea are granted as service connected. The rating for the lumbar spine is confirmed at 20 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA was denied in June 2011. New evidence from October 2017, including a STR indicating the Veteran had episodes of loud snoring at night and recommended for a sleep study, led to a grant of service connection on December 1, 2010. The effective date is set as December 1, 2010.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure in obtaining a medical examination, which is necessary to determine if the Veteran's OSA is related to his military service or his service-connected sinusitis.

The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings and service connection was dismissed because the claims were not filed in response to a rating decision, which occurred more than one year prior.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension, but has remanded his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that new evidence submitted since the last denial supports a determination that the condition began during active duty.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the claimant and failure to timely file a VA Form 10182, with good cause shown for the latter.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) likely had its onset during his military service, and thus grants service connection for OSA.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain was incurred during his active military service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities, as well as upper extremities, erectile dysfunction, thyroid disability, skin cancer (involving the face, arms, legs, and back), and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted. The evidence submitted after the May 2023 denial supports these claims.