Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected asthma with obstructive sleep apnea is rated at 60 percent, but no higher, due to the need for intermittent (at least three per year) courses of systemic corticosteroids.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims of service connection for sarcoidosis and sleep disability (including sleep apnea) due to errors in the AOJ decision, including a failure to consider new evidence and an error in characterizing the issues on appeal. The VA will need to obtain medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his military service or any toxic exposures.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination for sleep apnea, and the Veteran's representative argues that her sleep apnea is related to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for right knee condition, left knee condition, and sleep apnea as there was no competent and probative evidence of current disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) had its onset during service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is related to an in-service throat condition.

The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings in various conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the appeal process.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected unspecified recurrent depressive disorder with anxious distress and TBI, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board dismissed the appeal for eligibility to direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a February 2024 Rating Decision, as there was no error of fact or law alleged.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder. The decision is based on medical opinions that link the Veteran's current sleep apnea condition to his PTSD and weight gain/obesity.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was diagnosed during a period of active duty, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is directly related to his active service and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected lumbosacral strain, with obesity serving as an intermediate step in the causal chain.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his newly diagnosed OSA. The VA will seek an addendum opinion from a qualified clinician to address causation, aggravation, and obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA as secondary to his service-connected anxiety disorder associated with patellofemoral syndrome left knee. The decision is based on a private medical opinion that supports this finding.

The Veteran withdrew her appeal for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, specifically failing to provide a VA examination for sleep apnea. The Veteran's service-connected conditions are claimed as secondary to his current condition.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 15, 2013, for service connection of lumbosacral strain was granted. The initial rating of 10 percent for the condition remains unchanged.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and right lower extremity radiculopathy have been granted increased ratings, with the effective date set at March 6, 2017.,Right lower extremity radiculopathy, sciatic nerve has also been granted an evaluation of 40 percent from February 6, 2019.

The Board has remanded the claims for athlete's foot, back disability, neck disability, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, left knee disability, right knee disability, bilateral foot disability, bilateral hearing loss, and obstructive sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors.