Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and migraines as secondary to service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has determined that the VA did not make reasonable efforts to obtain relevant private medical records, including from the Pine Bluff Arsenal. The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that the evidence is approximately in equipoise regarding whether OSA had onset during active service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to a combination of service-connected disabilities, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), tinnitus, traumatic brain injury (TBI), hypertension, and coronary artery disease.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for sleep apnea before the Board.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to be caused by his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder, and the Board grants service connection for OSA as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error and an inadequate VA examination. The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea is being reviewed again.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the current condition is at least as likely as not related to active service exposure to burn pit toxins.

The Board found that the severance of service connection for lumbosacral strain was not proper and granted the appeal. The issue of entitlement to service connection for a left knee disability is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's low back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, spinal stenosis, and intervertebral disc syndrome. The Board also found that the Veteran's radiculopathy of the bilateral lower extremities is secondary to her service-connected low back disability.

The Veteran's appeal of asthma and anxiety was withdrawn.,The Veteran's skin rash of the groin, CFS, cervical spine disability, and lumbosacral strain claims were granted.

The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and the Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate the merits of the appeal at this time.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disability, finding that the Veteran's current condition did not have its onset during active service and is not otherwise related to active service.

Your service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has already been granted, so your appeal is dismissed.

The Veteran's headaches are denied as they pre-existed service and were not aggravated by active duty.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is denied because there is no objective medical evidence of the condition during service, and it was diagnosed 29 years after separation.

The Veteran's initial claim for an increased rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss was denied. The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for COPD and sleep apnea.,The Veteran is seeking a higher rating for his service-connected bilateral hearing loss, but the evidence does not support such a rating prior to October 2, 2020.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for degenerative arthritis of the spine, lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy due to a duty to assist error in obtaining an examination report that did not comply with VA regulations.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or was incurred during active service, granting entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to a service-connected disability is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and the need for clarification of the standard used in assessing secondary service connection.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's lumbosacral strain is related to service and grants service connection for this condition.