Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as there is no current diagnosis of this condition.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for a compensable rating for idiopathic hematuria with nephralgia and service connection for sleep apnea due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The Veteran needs new examinations to determine the severity of his conditions and their etiology.

The Veteran's irritable bowel syndrome is granted service connection based on direct evidence. The claims for chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, indigestion, cervical thoracic disability, and right ankle disability are remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is proximately due to or the result of his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition on a secondary basis.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome is aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis.

The Veteran's appeals for service connection on five separate conditions (diabetes mellitus, type II; low back disability; right knee disability; left knee disability; and sleep apnea) have been dismissed due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his appeal.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun in service and has persisted since, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) was diagnosed during his active service and the Board has determined that it is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an earlier effective date for tinnitus are being remanded due to the need for additional development.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, diabetes, coronary artery disease, and sleep apnea as secondary to her service-connected PTSD, lumbosacral strain, and left knee disabilities with obesity as an intermediate step. The case requires further examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.

The Board has dismissed the appeals regarding service connection for bilateral knee disability, hernia, and sleep apnea as the appellant (or their representative) withdrew the appeal prior to a decision being made.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea due to insufficient compliance with previous directives. The claims will be reconsidered, and a medical opinion is needed regarding whether there is a nexus between the conditions and the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with depressed mood as well as his Gulf War exposure.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error regarding causation and aggravation of sleep apnea by service-connected low back disability and psychiatric disability. The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being returned to the AOJ for further action.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to his active military service and there was no evidence of a service-connected disability causing or aggravating his condition.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain evaluation was restored to 20 percent, effective January 10, 2019. An increased evaluation of 70 percent for unspecified depressive disorder and a 10 percent evaluation for hypertension were granted.

The Veteran's service-connected obstructive sleep apnea and erectile dysfunction are granted. The right ear hearing loss and right knee disability claims are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected depressive disorder and other conditions. His claim for an increased rating for depressive disorder is also granted, but the claim for migraine headaches and lumbar spine condition remains pending.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeals regarding his claims of service connection for various conditions due to a failure to timely file a substantive appeal within 60 days of receiving the Statement of the Case (SOC).

The Veteran's service-connected orthopedic conditions (including shoulder impingement syndrome, bilateral pes planus, degenerative disc disease of the thoracolumbar spine, sacroiliitis of the right hip, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, left ankle sprain, and right wrist sprain with carpal tunnel syndrome) caused his Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), which was aggravated by obesity.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals, satisfied with his 100 percent disability rating.