Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for hypertension as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain status, scars, and a disability of the cervical segment of the spine. The evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea due to procedural errors, including a lack of an adequate examination. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicide agents based on his presence in Thailand during service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive and central sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, finding that the current disability is proximately due to medications used to treat his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, as he has hobbies that suggest he is capable of performing tasks in a storage unit business.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected asthma.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for hypertension is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his lumbosacral strain, IVDS, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and left leg radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate prior VA examinations. The Veteran needs new and adequate examinations to assess the severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and obstructive sleep apnea due to potential errors in the duty to assist. The AOJ must obtain missing service records, determine if the Veteran was involved in a TERA during his active service, and provide medical opinions regarding the nature of the disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide an opinion on direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the AOJ for further evaluation.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD, service connection for hypertension, and service connection for sleep apnea is REMANDED due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition had its onset during his active duty service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted. The Board also remanded the claims for increased disability ratings for cervical strain and degenerative arthritis, left shoulder traumatic rotator cuff lesion residuals, right knee arthritis, left knee degenerative arthritis, chronic bronchitis, and bilateral hearing loss.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea and remanded his back disability claim. The case is now being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for right and left foot disabilities, as well as a left shoulder disability due to lack of evidence of an earlier claim. The Veteran is entitled to VA examination opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Veteran's request for revision of the May 1999 rating decision denying service connection for sleep apnea due to CUE is being remanded. The AOJ failed to address the allegations proffered by the Veteran regarding CUE.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and tinnitus as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected anxiety disorder, not otherwise specified.

The Board has remanded both issues due to the need for additional records and procedural steps. The first issue is about whether the appellant's discharge was a bar to VA benefits, while the second is about service connection for sleep apnea.