Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The decision found that the Veteran's current tinnitus is related to in-service noise exposure, while his obstructive sleep apnea did not have onset during service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to his service-connected PTSD, should be remanded due to a lack of an opinion addressing this theory of entitlement and insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an increased rating for PTSD due to a duty-to-assist error. Additional records are needed, including VA treatment records from the Veteran's return home in approximately 1991 and therapy records from the outreach center where he received psychotherapy.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected psychiatric disability.

The Veteran's appeals for vertigo and obstructive sleep apnea have been dismissed due to his death during the appeal process.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, specifically addressing whether it is caused by service or aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Board has determined that new and relevant evidence has been received sufficient to reopen the claim for service connection for a right foot disorder. The claims of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, and left foot disorder are being remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is caused by weight gain from his service-connected musculoskeletal disorders.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of his sleep apnea, which he claims is secondary to his service-connected depression, has been remanded due to a duty-to-assist error. The Board found that the evidence reasonably raised the theory of secondary service connection via obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral strain, finding that his current disability is related to an in-service injury and that there is no direct evidence of pre-existing condition or exposure-based presumptions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims due to errors in pre-decisional duty to assist and insufficient medical opinions. The Veteran is seeking service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, OSA, and hernia disability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to weight gain caused by his service-connected depressive disorder, mild degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine, and left ankle trauma with chronic instability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error in the initial decision, and requests an addendum from the VA examiner.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is secondary to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD has been dismissed because the Veteran withdrew his appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has determined that the AOJ's decision denying service connection for OSA, claimed as secondary to service-connected psychiatric disorder and DDD of the lumbar spine, is flawed due to a failure to consider whether obesity was an intermediate step in the development of OSA. The case is being remanded to obtain an addendum medical opinion.

The appellant withdrew his appeal for entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea, and the Board dismissed it.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The claims for bilateral hearing loss, sleep apnea, median nerve paralysis of the right and left hands, and carpal tunnel syndromes are remanded due to procedural errors.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations and medical opinions obtained are insufficient to make a decision on the Veteran's claims. The case is therefore being remanded for further action.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) on the basis that it is as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service, specifically his deployment in Saudi Arabia where he experienced sleep problems and snoring during service.