Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a VA examination to assess the Veteran's lumbosacral strain. The TDIU claim is also being deferred due to its interrelated nature with the rating issue.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no persuasive evidence linking his current condition to his military service or a service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for thyroid cancer and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's bilateral pes planus was noted at entry and a VA examination found it aggravated by service-connected conditions. Service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's appeal for higher ratings for his service-connected back disability is dismissed as he has requested to withdraw the appeal.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for lumbosacral strain was dismissed due to the death of the Veteran.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea has been dismissed because the appellant's attorney withdrew the appeal in September 2024.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on the issues of feet fungus, lower back injury, PTSD, and sleep apnea were dismissed as they were not timely filed within one year after the April 2018 rating decision.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for Meniere's syndrome and sleep apnea due to insufficient medical opinions, duty to assist errors, and potential exposure to toxic substances during service.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with spondylosis and degenerative arthritis on an aggravation basis, finding that the Veteran's pre-existing back disability was aggravated during his periods of active service from June 2010 to March 2011 and May 2013 to January 2014.

The Veteran's OSA is rated at 50 percent, and the Board denied a higher rating. The effective date for TDIU was granted from May 17, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches, including as due to obstructive sleep apnea, is remanded due to inadequate VA examination and a duty to assist error.

The Veteran's OSA is granted as secondary to his service-connected adjustment disorder. His left knee disability remains at a 10% rating, and the right wrist tendonitis claim is remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for lumbosacral strain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (to include as secondary to lumbosacral strain), and left knee condition. Service connection was denied for left hip condition and right hip condition due to lack of evidence of current disability.

The Veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with major depressive disorder, generalized disorder, and panic disorder is found to have caused his obstructive sleep apnea. As such, the claim for secondary service connection for OSA is granted.

Your claims for service connection have been granted, but the VA will need to verify your military service and obtain any missing records before making a final determination.

The Veteran's attempts to reopen service connection claims for migraines, sleep apnea, and IBS were dismissed because he did not file a timely Notice of Disagreement (NOD) as required by VA regulations.

The appeal for service connection for gout is dismissed due to untimely filing. The appeals for hypertension, essential thrombocythemia and monoclonal gammopathy (MGUS) (claimed as blood cancer), heart disease, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA examination for sinusitis was incomplete and remands the case to obtain a proper opinion. The service connection claims for chronic sinusitis and obstructive sleep apnea are being returned to the RO for further action.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the claims of left and right hip pain from stress fractures due to insufficient evidence.