Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has dismissed all pending appeals due to the Veteran's attorney requesting withdrawal of all appeals.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral disability (also claimed as mid back pain) to include as secondary to his service-connected bilateral pes planus is being remanded due to the need for an addendum opinion regarding whether the disability was caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral pes planus.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused by his service-connected anxiety disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's claims for PTSD, MDD with anxious distress, a right eye disorder, and sleep apnea are being remanded due to the need for additional evidence and medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and for a traumatic brain injury (TBI) due to inadequate medical opinions on the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.

The Board has granted the appellant's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it first manifested during his active-duty military service and is linked to documented in-service events.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted service connection.,An earlier effective date for the right and left knee patellofemoral pain syndrome is denied.,A 10 percent rating for each knee is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board finds that an addendum opinion is needed regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, specifically whether his service-connected back disability caused or aggravated his obesity and if obesity was a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed as the claims were not timely filed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of left ankle sprain is granted. The claims for service connection for lumbosacral degenerative joint disease and disc disease, respiratory disorder, and depression due to sexual harassment on active duty are remanded.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, bilateral tinnitus, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, prevent her from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate examination reports regarding the Veteran's back condition, specifically concerning flare-ups and functional loss.

The Board denied the Veteran's requests to restore his previous disability ratings for eczema and urticaria, and lumbosacral strain. The decisions were based on a finding of no clear and unmistakable error in the original rating determinations.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error and to obtain additional examination findings for the Veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, with a 50% initial disability rating effective January 2, 2014. The denial of an increased rating for bilateral inguinal hernia residuals remains in effect.

The Board has granted service connection for a back disability but has remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision is based on two medical opinions that indicate a link between PTSD and OSA.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, sleep apnea, and a nose and/or sinus disability are being remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for depression and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to depression due to potential toxic exposure at Camp Lejeune. The Veteran's military records show he served at Camp Lejeune during a period of presumed exposure, but there is insufficient evidence to grant the claims without further development.