Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are remanded due to procedural errors and need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to restore service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue of secondary service connection for hypertension.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, and the Board dismissed the case as a result.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain, finding that his current disability is related to his active-duty service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis are granted service connection. Service connection for a left shoulder condition, right shoulder condition, and left wrist condition is denied.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's request for withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a low back condition, including lumbosacral strain and degenerative arthritis. The evidence shows that the Veteran had an in-service injury to his lower back, which led to chronic symptoms continuing since discharge from active duty.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was dismissed because the Veteran has since been granted service connection for asthma, which is a condition that can be considered secondary to sleep apnea.

Service connection is granted for allergic rhinitis, status postnasal septoplasty due to deviated septum, right elbow disability, obstructive sleep apnea, and left shoulder disability.,The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his active-duty service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to toxic exposure, including diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy of upper and lower extremities, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and prostate cancer. The VA will obtain medical opinions regarding whether these conditions are related to exposure to toxins during service.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claims for service connection for left hand carpal tunnel syndrome, obstructive sleep apnea, and low back disability. The cases are being remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and special monthly compensation based on housebound status prior to October 18, 2019 is dismissed because the Board has already granted these benefits in a separate decision.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential pre-decisional errors in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. His migraine headaches are granted with a 50% rating effective April 30, 2021. The right and left ankle conditions are denied.

The Veteran's heart impairment and sleep apnea disabilities, which rendered him unemployable, are granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 11, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

The Veteran's residuals post radical prostatectomy resulted in a voiding dysfunction that required absorbent material changed more than four times per day, but no renal dysfunction was noted. The rating for this condition remains at 60 percent.,There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for sleep apnea as the disability did not begin during or within one year of active duty and there is no medical opinion linking it to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, an unspecified anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease), obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, residuals of frostbite, and residuals of heat stroke have been granted. The claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder other than sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his hearing request and appeal regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.