Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's PTSD has been granted a rating of 70 percent, effective from the date of the decision.,Service connection for sleep apnea is granted and rated at 100 percent.

The Board has granted an effective date of September 25, 2019 for the grant of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and benign prostatic hyperplasia with bladder outlet obstruction. The Veteran's claims were previously denied in June 2004 and August 2013, but he continuously pursued his claims after submitting an intent to file on September 25, 2019.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error. The Veteran will need to undergo VA examinations to determine if his conditions are related to service, including potential exposure to toxic substances during his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea but denied service connection for bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected right ankle tendonitis and right knee strain.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision resolves any reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, osteoarthritis of the left hip, and osteoarthritis of the right hip as secondary to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. Service connection for carpal tunnel syndrome of the right wrist is also granted.

The Board has dismissed the appeal for service connection on all claimed conditions due to the appellant's death.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately related to his service-connected PTSD and grants entitlement to service connection for OSA. The issues of separate ratings for PTSD and TBI, as well as a rating in excess of 50 percent for combined PTSD and TBI are remanded.

Your claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been resolved, and you are now receiving benefits. The appeal is dismissed as the issue was fully addressed in a previous rating decision.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal regarding sleep apnea, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's appeals for left ankle, right ankle, and low back conditions have been dismissed. The Veteran's right knee disability and OSA were granted service connection.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis and rhinitis, and the claim for this aggravation is granted.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during his active service and granted service connection for this condition.

Your claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted, and the effective date is September 12, 2019. The issue is now dismissed as moot.

The Veteran's left knee scar is not rated as painful or unstable, and does not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.,There is insufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric condition (PTSD) is related to service.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted from May 20, 2017. The SMC under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) claim is granted from June 11, 2018.

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

The Board has granted an effective date of July 5, 2017 for the award of service connection for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis. The Veteran's claim was initially denied in October 2019 but reopened and granted on July 5, 2018.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to weight gain resulting from the Veteran's service-connected foot disabilities.