Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent her from obtaining and maintaining gainful employment, and the Board finds in favor of granting TDIU based on this finding.

A separate rating of 20 percent for erectile dysfunction and voiding dysfunction, as a residual of CVA and AFib is granted.,Service connection for migraine headaches, sleep apnea, encephalopathy, dizziness/vertigo, and a psychiatric disorder are all granted.

The Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for PTSD and a TDIU prior to January 11, 2019, is dismissed.,VA denied the Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to January 11, 2019, for basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.

The Board dismissed the appeal as moot because there is no remaining case or controversy with respect to severing service connection for OSA.

The Veteran's weight gain is not considered a disability for VA rating and compensation purposes, but it may be an intermediate step in establishing secondary service connection for erectile dysfunction, sleep apnea syndromes, and right foot condition (pes cavus).,Service connection for erectile dysfunction is granted as secondary to the Veteran's ankle, knee, and back disabilities. The weight gain preceding his cancer treatment is considered a contributing factor.

The Veteran's sleep disorder, including obstructive sleep apnea, was found to have begun during service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service connection claims for peripheral neuropathy, skin disease, nasal disability, respiratory disability, and headaches have all been granted due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam.

The Board has granted service connection for right knee strain, pseudofolliculitis barbae, bilateral hearing loss, bilateral elbow strain, and sleep apnea. The evidence is approximately evenly balanced as to whether these disabilities began during active service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD, unspecified depressive disorder, and panic disorder. The decision resolves all doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claims for clothing allowances were denied because the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments, and shoes are not considered clothing for VA purposes.,The Veteran was found to have multiple service-connected disabilities including PTSD, lumbosacral strain, bilateral hearing loss and bronchitis, right and left knee conditions, tinnitus, and radiculopathy. However, the evidence did not show that her knee braces or cane caused damage to her outer garments.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is currently service connected, but the Board finds that a remand is necessary to address whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was found to have its onset during his active-duty service, and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thoracolumbar spine and right ankle disabilities.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection of sleep apnea has been dismissed due to the death of the Veteran during the pendency of the appeal.

The Veteran's UTI disability requires intermittent intensive management, including intermittent prescription antibiotics use when she has a UTI. Her disability does not require drainage, frequent hospitalization or continuous intensive management, nor manifest in renal dysfunction or bladder or urethral fistulae.,For the left hip and right hip disabilities, the VA examinations did not provide information on the onset of pain during range of motion testing.

Your claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted as secondary to your already service-connected gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD). The benefit you sought is now fully in place.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there is no evidence that it began during active service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury or event.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and a bilateral shoulder condition, finding that the Veteran's conditions are related to his active service.

The Veteran's OSA is remanded for a new opinion to determine if it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected right radial neuropathy, obesity, and/or nasal fracture with deviated septum. The issue of service connection for the nasal fracture with deviated septum is also remanded.

The Veteran's SMC from January 5, 2018, to April 12, 2023, is granted at the rate under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(n) due to his service-connected disabilities.