Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for a back disability is denied as the decision was final due to lack of timely appeal.

The Board is remanding the claims for service connection for various disabilities due to duty-to-assist errors and new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and a need for additional medical opinions regarding service connection for OSA. The Veteran's obesity is presumed related to his Gulf War service, and he seeks service connection based on secondary effects of his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disability was denied. The effective dates for the grants of service connection were also denied.,The Veteran is granted TDIU as of February 23, 2012.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine has been granted with an effective date of March 24, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for bilateral hearing loss disability was denied.,The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for MDD and other specified trauma and stressor related disorder, lumbosacral radiculopathy of the right lower extremity, lumbosacral radiculopathy of the left lower extremity, and service connection for bowel and bladder incontinence were remanded.,The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for further action.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for CFS, GERD, and Raynaud's syndrome is dismissed.,The Veteran's appeals for service connection for a low back disability, sinusitis, OSA, and tinnitus are also dismissed.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board found that the obesity caused by his PTSD was a substantial factor in causing his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claims for service connection were denied. The right ankle disorder claim was remanded, and the sleep apnea and pseudofolliculitis claims were denied.

The Board has granted an effective date of July 2, 2018 for the service connection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which is the earliest date that entitlement arose based on medical records.

The Veteran's initial compensable disability rating for obstructive sleep apnea was denied as his OSA did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on documented use of CPAP machine.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding whether OSA is related to service. The Veteran's claim will be reconsidered by the AOJ with this new information.

The Board has remanded the case due to duty-to-assist errors and requests an addendum medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, including whether it is at least as likely as not caused or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has determined that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea disability is secondary to his service-connected PTSD with depression. The decision grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected left shoulder DJD and DDD of the lumbar spine, finding that there is at least a balance of evidence in favor of this determination.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection for bilateral lumbosacral disorder, anxiety, and depression have been dismissed due to the identical nature of the requests submitted on multiple occasions.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected disabilities, with obesity as an intermediate step. The decision is based on medical opinions that link the Veteran's weight gain and subsequent OSA to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric condition (persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress), should be remanded due to inadequate medical opinions and need for further development.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA, right knee disability, and left knee disability as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected back disability. However, the claims of entitlement to service connection for right shoulder disability and neck disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.