Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during active military service and resolving reasonable doubt in his favor.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal in its entirety, requesting the immediate withdrawal of all issues on appeal including unspecified depressive disorder with insomnia disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral shoulder condition (previously diagnosed as left acromioclavicular joint separation and right pectoralis tendon rupture), and right knee condition.

The Board has granted service connection for status post abdominal hysterectomy but has remanded the issue of service connection for sleep apnea due to a lack of an etiological opinion.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including a right-hand condition, right leg shin splints, left leg shin splints, sleep disorder (including sleep apnea), and residuals of traumatic brain injury. The evidence does not support these claims.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which was secondary to service-connected low back disability or sinusitis, has been dismissed as the Veteran withdrew their appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has granted service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability and remanded the issue of service connection for a cervical spine disability due to duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right and left ankle arthralgia, a sleep disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder, left shoulder osteoarthritis, right knee disability, right hip OA, left hip OA, cervical spine disability, and hearing loss have been denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for any of these conditions.,The Veteran's claims were remanded for further action on his hypertension and GERD/hiatal hernia.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma was granted, effective May 30, 2017. The Board found that the criteria were met for an earlier effective date of May 30, 2017.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's current diagnosis of OSA is undisputed, but there are conflicting opinions on secondary and aggravation service connection.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for the grants of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and supraventricular arrhythmia, finding that the earliest valid ITF was submitted in June 2020.

Your claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted, and you are now receiving a 50% evaluation. The Board is dismissing your appeal as the issue of service connection no longer exists due to the grant of benefits.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a bilateral knee condition, obstructive sleep apnea, and tinnitus due to errors in characterizing the Veteran's service and incomplete private treatment records.

The Board has granted service connection for degenerative changes of the lumbar spine. The remaining issues have been remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the July 2021 VA examination, which did not address all relevant symptoms of the Veteran's OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's request for an earlier effective date for service connection of sleep apnea and sarcoidosis, finding that no new evidence was submitted within one year of the August 2017 denial.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including anxiety disorder and pain from his service-connected conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected right brachial plexus injury with pulmonary and restrictive lung disease with paralyzed hemidiaphragm.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of lumbosacral strain, finding that there is no nexus between his in-service back injury and his current condition.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and PTSD, finding that both conditions are causally related to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The effective date is not specified as it pertains to a rating increase.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD and bilateral foot and ankle disabilities, which in turn are linked to obesity. The Board has granted the claim for secondary service connection.