Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's skin condition cold urticaria, pharyngeal condition (pharyngitis), and sleep disorder (sleep apnea) have been granted service connection as secondary to his service-connected asthma and/or allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is rated at 40 percent, but no higher. The Board has granted a separate compensable disability rating for right and left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with the lumbosacral strain.

The Veteran's OSA is aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for OSA secondary to PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and awarded an initial 70 percent rating for PTSD. The Veteran's current level of impairment is such that he experiences occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, and the Board has dismissed it.

The Veteran's initial 30 percent disability rating for sleep apnea is granted prior to January 29, 2020. A 50 percent disability rating is granted from January 29, 2020, to August 11, 2020.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and back pain are attributable to military service, and the Board has granted service connection for these conditions.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea was denied in a previous decision. New evidence has been submitted, and the Board is remanding the case to allow the AOJ to consider the new evidence on the merits.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, IBS, bilateral shin splints, and a lumbar spine disability as secondary to service-connected knee disabilities. The Veteran's conditions are related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension are remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation, as well as a toxic exposure risk activity examination.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a recurrent lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there is no evidence of such condition during active service or within one year after separation. The diagnosed degenerative disc disease was first noted many years post-service and is attributed to multiple work-related injuries.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for IBS service connection was denied. The rating for IBS has been granted with a 30% evaluation.,Service connection for Headache and Sleep Apnea claims have been reopened.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA medical opinion regarding the Veteran's sleep disorder, specifically obstructive sleep apnea. The AOJ is instructed to obtain a new medical opinion from a sleep specialist that considers the Veteran's military service records and his reported symptoms.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for OSA and an increased rating for TMD due to incomplete evidence and inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of consideration of new evidence and an incomplete VA examination. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is secondary to his PTSD, will be reconsidered with additional medical opinions on the relationship between the condition and military service as well as toxic exposure.

The Veteran's initial disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea and sciatic neuropathy of the right lower extremity were denied. The Veteran was granted TDIU.

The reduction in the disability rating for lumbosacral strain with osteoarthritis from 20 percent to 10 percent effective July 1, 2020 was not proper. The Veteran's condition has not improved enough to warrant a lower rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was initially filed on June 25, 2019. The Board found that the effective date should be set at this filing date as the Veteran had symptoms indicative of sleep apnea prior to February 21, 2020, and his spouse's statements supported his claims.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not due to or aggravated by his service-connected spondylolisthesis and resulting obesity, granting his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not render him unable to obtain or maintain gainful employment prior to June 7, 2019. The Board denied his claim for TDIU.