Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for a scar and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient medical evidence in the file, requiring further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional records and provide appropriate VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, incontinence, and OSA is dismissed. Service connection for a back disability is granted with a 20% rating from August 23, 2019 to February 18, 2020.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to her service-connected migraine headaches and hypertension, finding no evidence that these conditions caused or aggravated her OSA.

The Veteran's sleep apnea with asthma is currently rated at 50 percent, which is the maximum schedular rating available under Diagnostic Code 6847. The Board denied his request for a higher rating as his condition did not meet the criteria for a higher rating based on respiratory failure or tracheostomy.

The Veteran's dermatitis, OSA as secondary to PTSD, left ankle arthritis, and right ankle arthritis are all granted service connection.,The Board found that the Veteran's current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has determined that there was a duty to assist error due to the lack of opinions on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by service-connected PTSD or any PTSD-associated chronic sleep impairment, and proximately due to or aggravated by service-connected lumbosacral spine strain with degenerative arthritis and IVDS or migraine headaches. The case is being remanded for further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board dismissed the appeal regarding the recoupment of Veteran's disability severance pay because there was no benefit to be awarded and it is not an issue that provided an adverse outcome for the appellant.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain was denied as the evidence did not support a finding that his current condition began during service or is related to an in-service injury.,The effective date of service connection for PFB was denied because there were no formal claims filed prior to November 6, 2018.

The Veteran's appeal for increased disability ratings and service connection claims have been dismissed due to his death. No effective date has been assigned.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide an additional VA examination after the Veteran submitted statements about in-service symptoms and continued sleep problems.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD. The RO will need to provide an addendum opinion on this issue.

The Veteran is seeking a temporary total rating for his service-connected cervical spine and lumbosacral strain disabilities due to convalescence after surgery. The RO failed to adjudicate this claim in its November 2020 decision, so the case is being remanded.

The Veteran's OSA is related to his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for OSA based on this relationship.

The Board denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding no nexus between the condition and either in-service exposure or a direct relationship to service.

The Veteran's claim for bilateral hearing loss is denied as there is no current diagnosis of hearing loss that meets the regulatory threshold.,The Veteran's claim for psychiatric disorder is denied as there is no evidence linking his current condition to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is etiologically related to his service-connected disabilities through obesity as an intermediate step.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it was caused by obesity due to his service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a neck condition and migraine headaches, as well as his increased rating claims for left foot pes planus with DJD of the left great toe and right foot pes planus with DJD of the right great toe. The lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease was also denied.