Sleep apnea decisions — 2024

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.,Service connection for bilateral pes planus, respiratory disability (undiagnosed illness), left shoulder disability (undiagnosed illness), right shoulder disability (undiagnosed illness), sleep apnea, and cephalgia (undiagnosed illness) are remanded due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss is denied.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, low back disability, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, skin condition (Hidradenitis), sleep apnea, and restrictive airway disease are all found to be related to his military service.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities (chronic rhinosinusitis and sleep apnea) rendered him unemployable as of July 1, 2013. The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability from that date, effective July 1, 2013, and also granted dependents' educational assistance benefits for the same period.

The Veteran's claim for increased evaluations for lumbar spine disability was denied. The Board found that the criteria for a rating in excess of 10 percent for the condition prior to February 1, 2016, and in excess of 40 percent from February 1, 2016 to October 7, 2016 are not met.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for additional development, including examinations and medical records review. The TDIU claim is also remanded.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and obstructive sleep apnea have been denied. The cervical spine disability claim is being remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of lumbosacral strain was denied, and the claim for increased rating for lumbosacral strain is remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for lumbosacral strain due to insufficient medical evidence regarding its onset and relationship to service.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for PTSD and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to missing private medical records and inadequate opinions regarding the etiology of his conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal of the denial for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an examination in connection with the service connection claim for sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral spine disability is being remanded due to the need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service and is related to his in-service symptoms, thus granting service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was granted in an April 2024 rating decision, making the issue moot.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received to warrant readjudication of the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA. The claims for a back disorder are being remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for OSA and DMII due to inadequate VA opinions that did not address possible aggravation by service-connected disabilities.

The appeal for service connection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) was denied because the request for a higher level review was untimely filed approximately two years after the March 2020 rating decision.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea should be remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its etiology, as it may be related to his service-connected mood disorder or asthma. The examiner must address whether obesity is an intermediate step between these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for tinnitus has been granted. The Board found new and relevant evidence that the Veteran's headaches aggravate his tinnitus, meeting the secondary service connection criteria.,The Veteran's claim for an increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty-to-assist error.