Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has found that service connection for tension headaches is granted. The claim of service connection for a back disability is remanded due to the need for a medical opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) as secondary to a deviated septum. The low back condition claim is remanded.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion is inadequate and requires further examination to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee, left hip, and bilateral ankle disabilities due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to service or a service-connected disability. The claim for sleep apnea is remanded as the Veteran's lay statements suggest a possible in-service onset.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error and requires an addendum VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is caused or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, including major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for coronary artery disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for new VA examinations to assess whether these conditions were caused by in-service exposure to environmental hazards.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions did not render him unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment prior to March 15, 2024. The Board denied the claim for TDIU as his education and work history indicated he had the physical and mental ability to obtain and maintain such employment.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring an additional VA examination to determine the etiology of sleep apnea and whether it is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service, and specifically if it was aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The decision resolves reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) before the Board could make a decision.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 10 percent for GERD has been denied. The Board has also remanded the issue of service connection for a lumbosacral strain due to an alleged secondary service connection based on an altered gait from a right ankle disability.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates and initial ratings have been denied. The claim for a higher rating for lumbosacral strain with degenerative arthritis is being remanded due to procedural error.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.,The Veteran's depressive disorder with anxious distress does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent.,The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea does not meet the criteria for an evaluation in excess of 50 percent.

The Board denied service connection for asthma, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence of in-service injury or disease, exposure to asbestos, or a causal relationship between the conditions and service.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for asthma, psoriasis, sleep apnea, migraines (also claimed as headaches), and fibromyalgia due to concurrent elections.

The Board has denied service connection for a bilateral knee disability and remanded the claim of service connection for lumbosacral strain due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection of lumbosacral strain due to duty-to-assist errors and inadequate nexus opinion.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence that the condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury, event, or disease. The Veteran's claim was based on his belief that his sleep apnea is related to a back disorder he had while serving.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error in the prior decision, specifically regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and whether it is proximately due or aggravated by service-connected PTSD and MDD.