Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic sleep disorder (including sleep apnea) and Hepatitis C due to inadequate opinions regarding their etiology. The Veteran needs additional medical opinions on whether his conditions are aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and related to toxic exposure during service.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis of OSA is not related to his in-service service or exposure to burn pits and other toxins during service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's right lower extremity radiculopathy is related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain with L5-S1 central disc herniation-protrusion and L4-L5 bulge with annular tear, which was granted effective from June 28, 2018.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for bilateral hearing loss, migraines/headaches, neck/cervical pain, sleep apnea, vertigo, and urethritis. The remaining issues of service connection are being remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or caused by his service-connected disabilities. The Veteran will need a VA examination to address these issues.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and obstructive sleep apnea on a secondary basis to his already service-connected cervical spondylosis with radiculopathy, fibromyalgia.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as it is at least as likely as not related to noise exposure during service.,Service connection for bilateral upper extremity peripheral neuropathy and PTSD are denied due to lack of diagnosed conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its cause and relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA effective June 25, 2018. The Veteran's claim was reopened due to new and material evidence received within one year of the denial in June 2018.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected migraines, as obesity caused by migraines was a substantial factor in developing the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and bilateral foot condition, as well as her claim for a temporary total evaluation for convalescence following right foot surgery. The VA will provide new opinions to address these issues.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI, OSA, and headache disability may be related to service. However, due to a duty-to-assist error, VA is required to schedule the Veteran for examinations to determine the nature and etiology of these disabilities.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for radiculopathy of the right and left lower extremities, as well as his claim for service connection for right ear hearing loss have been withdrawn.,Service connection has been granted for a respiratory disability.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, intermittent lumbar strain, radiculopathy of the right and left sciatic nerves, coronary artery disease (heart disability), and allergic and vasomotor rhinitis have been granted. The Veteran receives a 40 percent evaluation for their service-connected intermittent lumbar strain.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to his major depression, with obesity serving as an intermediate step. The evidence is in approximate balance regarding whether obesity was caused by or aggravated by his service-connected major depression.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected deviated nasal septum, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), affording the benefit of doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to his service-connected psychiatric disorder, finding that the OSA is aggravated by his PTSD.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes, coronary artery disease, and sleep apnea. The claims are being remanded due to a failure to obtain VA examinations addressing the Veteran's exposure to industrial solvents and chemicals during service.