Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran has withdrawn their appeals for sleep apnea and a low back condition, so these issues are dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD and resulting obesity, finding that there is at least as likely as not a causal relationship between these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including unspecified depression with anxious distress and alcohol use disorder, fibromyalgia.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Tachycardia, finding that the conditions are at least as likely as not related to active duty service.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the criteria for specially adapted housing or a special home adaptation grant due to lack of permanent and total disability.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issues of lower back pain, right knee pain, and bilateral pes planus.

The Veteran's OSA is currently rated as 30 percent disabling for the period prior to October 15, 2009, and as 50 percent thereafter. The Board denied an earlier effective date due to lack of factual basis.

The Board has remanded the claims for obstructive sleep apnea and hepatitis B due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, which may relate these conditions to his service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome is secondary to his service-connected disabilities, specifically his degenerative joint disease and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which caused him to become obese. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome is granted.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea as there is no evidence showing the condition was incurred or aggravated by military service, and the appellant's lay statements are not credible given his prior denials of sleep issues during service.

Service connection for sinusitis, back disorder (lumbosacral strain), and sleep apnea was denied.,An initial rating of 30 percent for diarrhea and GERD was granted.

The Board granted service connection for lumbosacral strain with a 40% rating, effective May 26, 2023, and found the appellant eligible to receive attorney fees based on past-due benefits resulting from this decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection of central sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have started during his military service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including PTSD and back disability, have rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a total disability rating for compensation effective October 1, 2020.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for TBI and sleep apnea due to service, as well as his claim for a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU), due to deficiencies in the record existing prior to the November 2019 rating decision.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD with major depressive disorder and alcohol use disorder, finding that there is at least a 50% likelihood that the sleep apnea is related to his service-connected conditions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities, including diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders. The VA will obtain a new opinion on these issues.

The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to mootness as the claim was fully granted in a June 2024 rating decision.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, and will associate all Joint Legacy Viewer (JLV) records with the file.