Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's PTSD is rated as 100% disabling since November 20, 2019. He also has additional disabilities that combine to at least 60%, qualifying him for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the subsection (s) rate.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an adequate etiology opinion related to the etiology of any sleep apnea disability.

The Board denied the appellant's requests for effective dates prior to December 8, 2020, for service connection of an acquired psychiatric disorder, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), tinnitus, and a lumbar spine disability due to the failure to submit a completed formal claim within one year of the receipt date of his Intent to File form.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, right hip strain, left hip strain, right knee strain, and left wrist sprain. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is remanded due to a lack of an opinion on whether OSA is aggravated by tinnitus.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to incomplete reasoning in the VA opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected lumbar spine and right knee disabilities, obesity, and sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for severance of service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, finding clear and unmistakable evidence that these conditions were directly related to service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's condition had its onset in service or is related to his service-connected anxiety disorder not otherwise specified.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea, which he claimed was secondary to his service-connected asthma and allergic rhinitis, has been granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), which he claimed was secondary to his service-connected PTSD with unspecified other substance use disorder, is remanded due to the need for a VA examination and medical nexus opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, lumbar spine degenerative arthritis, and tinea corporis, have rendered him unemployable. The Board has granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) based on the combined schedular evaluation of his service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal of severance of service connection for diabetes mellitus type II and obstructive sleep apnea because the Veteran withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's OSA is due to exposure to particulate matter during his service in Southwest Asia, and therefore grants the claim for service connection.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is now rated at 50% effective December 11, 2017. Prior to that date, the condition was not service-connected.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a rating in excess of 0 percent for residuals of septorhinoplasty due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors regarding snoring and loss of smell.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea disorder as secondary to his service-connected insomnia disorder, MDD with anxiety, migraine headaches, and tinnitus. The decision also acknowledges that the Veteran's opioid medication taken for bilateral shoulder disorders may have contributed to his sleep apnea.

The Board found that the Veteran is not precluded from substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities and denied the claim for a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected low back disability aggravates his non-service-connected obstructive sleep apnea. The claim will be further evaluated with a new examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the submission of new and relevant evidence. The Board finds that a VA examination is needed to determine if his sleep apnea is related to service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and needs additional medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for dermatitis with an initial 10 percent disability rating effective from August 10, 2022. The Veteran's claim of pruritus of the feet is also granted as part of this decision.