Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Board has remanded the claims for sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome due to inadequate medical opinions. The Veteran's service-connected PTSD is being considered as a potential cause or aggravation of these conditions.

The Board has granted an initial disability rating of 20 percent for the appellant's lumbar spine disability, effective May 10, 2018. The right shoulder scars are rated at 10 percent since March 24, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further examination and medical opinions regarding her service-connected residuals, status post treatment for pelvic inflammatory disease with pelvic fluid, as well as her claimed conditions of cyst on ovaries, infertility, menorrhagia, multinodular thyroid goiter, and uterine fibroids.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding its etiology and potential relationship to service. The case will be returned to the RO for further examination and consideration.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for COPD has been reopened and remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to a service-connected right knee disability (with intermediary obesity) has been reopened and remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include major depression and PTSD, as secondary to a service-connected right knee condition has been reopened and remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to the veteran's service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder and for migraines, both of which are related to her active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions and new evidence. The Veteran's OSA is being reviewed again, with a focus on its relationship to his service-connected conditions and potential exposure to toxic substances.

The Board has determined that further development is necessary for the Veteran's claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral hearing loss due to potential issues with the adequacy of previous examinations.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for disfigurement residuals of laser hair removal, obstructive sleep apnea, and hypertension are remanded due to the need for medical examinations.,The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to June 11, 2018, for the grant of service connection for low back scar is remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with his right shoulder arthritis claim.,The Veteran's claims for a rating in excess of 20 percent from March 7, 2020, for lumbar spondylosis and status post-surgical debridement are remanded due to the need for medical examinations.

The Veteran's hypertension is granted on a presumptive basis under the PACT Act, while service connection for bowel disturbance with proctitis and prostate cancer residuals is granted as secondary to existing disabilities.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) are remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's cervical spine disability, sleep apnea, and muscle pain (hamstring injury). The claims for these conditions are based on direct service connection rather than secondary or aggravation of a pre-existing condition. However, the appeal is remanded for further development regarding the remaining issues.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a separate compensable rating for a sleep disorder, finding that his symptoms are already contemplated in his service-connected psychiatric disability and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disability and sleep apnea have been reopened, and the Board has decided to remand these issues for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted. The Board also found new and material evidence to reopen claims for heart disorder, intolerance to chemicals, acid reflux, fatigue (including chronic fatigue syndrome), joint pain (including fibromyalgia), chronic diarrhea, hemorrhoids, and circadian rhythm disorder, but these issues are remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbar spine disability, left knee condition, acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD and depression), migraines secondary to an acquired psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea secondary to migraine disorder. The Veteran's hearing loss is not rated higher than 0%.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to inadequate examination and lack of in-service records. The Veteran is requested to provide additional argument or evidence, and VA will attempt to obtain his service personnel and treatment records from August 1973 to August 1976 period of active duty.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea and granted it, finding that new evidence supports a link between his in-service symptoms and current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for a disability rating in excess of 20 percent for his service-connected lumbosacral spine, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and TDIU. The reasons include the need for updated examinations due to potential worsening of the conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his symptoms did not begin in service and were not related to his service-connected PTSD. The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran's sleep apnea is not caused by or aggravated by his PTSD.