Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's sleep apnea with CPAP is caused by his service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, which led to weight gain that resulted in the sleep apnea.

The Veteran's initial rating for degenerative disc disease, lumbosacral spine was denied as his disability did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.

The Veteran's service connection claims for anxiety, PTSD, back disability, headaches, craniopharyngioma, and OSA have all been granted. The Board found that the current diagnoses are etiologically related to in-service stressors and events.

Your claims for service connection have been resolved in full with the grant of benefits. No further action is needed.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to the need for a VA examination to evaluate the nature and likely etiology of his diagnosed condition, including consideration of potential service exposure.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, lung condition, right ear hearing loss, and left ear hearing loss as there is no current disability established by the evidence of record. The Board also found that a compensable rating for left ear hearing loss was not warranted.

The Board has granted service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea and a low back disability, finding that these conditions are related to the Veteran's active military service.

Service connection for persistent depressive disorder with anxious distress is granted.,The issue of service connection for sinusitis is dismissed as moot due to the VA RO's independent grant prior to the Board decision.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected asthma, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's claim for nonspecific reaction to tuberculin skin test without active tuberculosis claimed as an unspecified respiratory disability was denied due to lack of current diagnosis.,The Veteran's claims for left leg radiculopathy and a left hip disability claimed as dislocation of the pelvic bone were denied because there is no evidence of such conditions during service or at any time since.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's OSA is secondary to his service-connected residuals of head trauma and headaches, granting service connection for this condition. However, the Board has also remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the severity of the Veteran's TBI and associated mental health symptoms.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) has been readjudicated and is granted, as new evidence submitted since the June 2017 rating decision supports a relationship between OSA symptoms and active duty.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding its onset and relation to military service.

The Board has remanded the claim of service connection for sleep apnea due to a pre-decisional error in obtaining an adequate VA examination and because of the Veteran's presumed exposure to Gulf War activities. The case is now remanded for further development, including a TERA and Gulf War examination.

The Board has granted service connection for restless leg syndrome but remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to a lack of a VA examination and opinion.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral knee osteoarthritis with obesity being an intermediate step.

The Board has granted service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, history of heart murmur, and sleep disorder (claimed as sleep apnea) as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's claims for an increased evaluation of her lumbosacral strain and service connection for radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate VA examination reports. The Board finds duty to assist errors in the pre-decisional evidence.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not precluded substantially gainful employment, and he has not been in receipt of a total rating or identified a permanent and total disability. The Board denied the TDIU and permanent and total evaluation claims as the evidence did not show that his service-connected disabilities alone were sufficient to produce unemployability.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it began during his military service.