Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD and special monthly compensation based on housebound status prior to October 18, 2019 is dismissed because the Board has already granted these benefits in a separate decision.

The Board has dismissed all claims of service connection due to the Veteran's death.

The Board has determined that additional medical examinations and opinions are needed to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claims for service connection due to potential pre-decisional errors in previous VA examinations.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected PTSD. His migraine headaches are granted with a 50% rating effective April 30, 2021. The right and left ankle conditions are denied.

The Veteran's heart impairment and sleep apnea disabilities, which rendered him unemployable, are granted a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) effective December 11, 2018.

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

The Veteran's residuals post radical prostatectomy resulted in a voiding dysfunction that required absorbent material changed more than four times per day, but no renal dysfunction was noted. The rating for this condition remains at 60 percent.,There is insufficient evidence to establish service connection for sleep apnea as the disability did not begin during or within one year of active duty and there is no medical opinion linking it to service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and allergic rhinitis, an unspecified anxiety disorder, fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders (including irritable bowel syndrome and gastroesophageal reflux disease), obstructive sleep apnea, right ankle disability, left ankle disability, residuals of frostbite, and residuals of heat stroke have been granted. The claims for service connection for a respiratory disorder other than sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are being remanded.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of his hearing request and appeal regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran withdrew their appeal for service connection for hypertension as secondary to obstructive sleep apnea before the Board could make a decision.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain status, scars, and a disability of the cervical segment of the spine. The evidence did not support that these conditions were incurred or aggravated by military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for irritable bowel syndrome and sleep apnea due to procedural errors, including a lack of an adequate examination. The Veteran is presumed exposed to herbicide agents based on his presence in Thailand during service.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of sleep apnea.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive and central sleep apnea secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bipolar disorder, finding that the current disability is proximately due to medications used to treat his service-connected psychiatric condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, as he has hobbies that suggest he is capable of performing tasks in a storage unit business.

The Board has granted service connection for OSA as it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected asthma.

The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for hypertension is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his lumbar spine disability is denied.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of his lumbosacral strain, IVDS, cervical spine degenerative arthritis, left shoulder impingement syndrome, and left leg radiculopathy are remanded due to inadequate prior VA examinations. The Veteran needs new and adequate examinations to assess the severity of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for diabetes mellitus, type II and obstructive sleep apnea due to potential errors in the duty to assist. The AOJ must obtain missing service records, determine if the Veteran was involved in a TERA during his active service, and provide medical opinions regarding the nature of the disabilities.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a failure to provide an opinion on direct service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's claim will be returned to the AOJ for further evaluation.