Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right shoulder condition, chronic fatigue syndrome, rhinitis, and acne rosacea due to insufficient evidence. The Veteran's current conditions are not supported by the medical records provided during the appeal period.

The Board has restored the Veteran's original 40% rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine, finding that the reduction was improper due to procedural and substantive requirements not being met.

The Veteran's other service-connected disabilities do not result in a combined rating of 60 percent or higher independent from his PTSD and TDIU for PTSD alone.,The evidence does not demonstrate that the Veteran was substantially confined to his dwelling and immediate premises as a direct result of his service-connected disabilities.

Service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is granted. Service connection for Major Depressive Disorder is denied, but a higher initial rating of 70% or above is not granted.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinions regarding secondary service connection for sleep apnea and a need for an opinion on toxic exposure risk activities. The Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his military service, including his exposure to burn pits, but further medical examination is needed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, finding that his obesity caused by these disabilities is a substantial factor in causing his OSA.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection are not fully developed, requiring further examination and consideration.

The Board denied compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for prostate cancer and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to lack of persuasive evidence linking the conditions to VA care.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder with chronic pain disorder associated with right ankle sprain, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's service connection claim for sleep apnea is granted as the condition became manifest during his active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether sleep apnea is secondary to service-connected PTSD with unspecified depressive disorder.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for hypertension and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient development of evidence, including a VA examination and medical nexus opinion. The Veteran was diagnosed with both conditions during service or shortly thereafter, but her current diagnoses are not definitively established in the record.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current lumbosacral strain disability is related to an in-service injury, and thus service connection for this condition is granted.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted service connection. The claims for anxiety disorder, left knee strain, right knee strain, and lumbosacral strain are remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and musculoskeletal disabilities, finding that obesity resulting from these conditions caused the sleep apnea.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and a potential duty to assist error.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for respiratory condition was denied in a final December 2013 rating decision. The Board has reopened the claim, but new and relevant evidence has not been submitted to support it.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was granted in a final February 2014 rating decision. New and relevant evidence received since then supports reopening of this claim.

The Board denied the request to revise a previous rating decision that did not address an earlier effective date for Total Disability based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to Obstructive Sleep Apnea. The issue was pending and had been adjudicated in a prior decision.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not render him in need of regular aid and attendance or housebound, as his conditions allow for some mobility and he is able to perform many daily activities with assistance.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), finding that it began during active service and is related to his hypertension.