Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to new evidence and additional development, including obtaining inpatient treatment records from Bethesda, MD military hospital in 2005.

The Veteran's current low back disability is granted as service connected due to the rigors of his active-duty service.,Service connection for insomnia disorder is granted on a secondary basis, as it was caused by his service-connected tinnitus and now service-connected low back disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that her obesity, caused by her service-connected PTSD, is a proximate result of her PTSD.

The Board has remanded the case due to outstanding VA and private treatment records, as well as SSA disability benefits records. The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea claim will be addressed with an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding aggravation by service-connected knee disabilities and obesity caused or aggravated by service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to be due to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted.,Service connection for insomnia is denied.

The appeal regarding entitlement to service connection for a sleep disorder other than sleep apnea is dismissed. The Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea, including as due to PTSD, is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional review of his case, including any new VA medical records added to the file since the last decision. The Veteran and his representative have not provided a waiver of initial AOJ consideration.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the merits have been dismissed. The Board has remanded several secondary service connection claims and requests for increased ratings.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it did not have its onset in service and is not etiologically related to service-connected GERD or toxic exposure risk activity.

The Board has granted service connection for right shoulder strain and sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his active service. The remaining claims of entitlement to service connection for erectile dysfunction, hypertension (claimed as high blood pressure), and a compensable disability evaluation for hypertension have been remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his service-connected TMJ disorder. The VA is required to obtain an addendum opinion that discusses if obesity/weight gain as a result of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities was a substantial factor in causing his OSA, and whether his OSA would not have occurred but for the obesity/weight gain caused by the service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the nature and etiology of his claimed conditions, including PTSD, anxiety disorders, sleep apnea, headaches, and dizziness.,VA must provide further development to address these issues, including obtaining private medical records and providing VA examinations.

The Board has determined that additional evidence must be considered by the AOJ before a final decision can be made on the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it did not onset in service and is neither etiologically related to service nor aggravated by his service-connected sinusitis and lumbar strain.

The Veteran's asthma and obstructive sleep apnea have been granted a 100% evaluation, effective from July 25, 2015 to July 22, 2022 for the service-connected asthma, and from July 22, 2022. The TDIU has also been restored.

The Board has denied a rating in excess of 60 percent for pulmonary asbestosis with sleep apnea, and the issue of service connection for hypertension is remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding its etiology.

The Board has remanded the claims for cervical strain, TBI, lumbar condition, and left knee injury due to insufficient evidence.,Further medical opinions are needed to determine if these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran was granted a 40 percent rating for his lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis, effective July 2, 2018.,A 20 percent rating was assigned for right lower extremity radiculopathy, also effective July 2, 2018.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding various theories of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Veteran's OSA is being remanded for additional etiological opinions on secondary service connection, indirect secondary service connection, and service connection based on toxic exposure risk activities (TERA).