Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been reopened and granted.,Resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor, several conditions were found to be incurred in service.

The Veteran's OSA is not service-connected as it is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.,His bilateral hearing loss is also not service-connected, with no evidence of symptoms prior to the April 2018 private examination.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's OSA is related to in-service exposure, specifically toxic exposures during his time in Iraq. The Veteran will be asked to provide additional evidence and VA will confirm any in-service exposures.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim due to inadequate medical opinions and failure to comply with previous instructions. The case is returned for further development.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypopituitarism, hypogonadism and gynecomastia status post pituitary adenoma removal, and hypothyroidism have all been granted. The effective date is July 24, 2006.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his sleep apnea is not related to service and is not caused or aggravated by his service-connected GERD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a sleep disorder, including chronic snoring. The VA examinations conducted were inadequate to determine the nature and etiology of these conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence developed since the most recent Supplemental Statement of the Case, including a VA examination related to the Veteran's psychiatric condition. The claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) will be reconsidered in light of this additional information.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed before the claims on appeal can be decided. The Veteran's representative requested a videoconference hearing, but withdrew it in October 2021. A claim for TDIU has been raised as part of the increased rating claim for bilateral plantar fasciitis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for gastrointestinal disability, PTSD, and sleep apnea due to incomplete development of records and need for additional medical opinions.

The Veteran's claims for increased evaluations of OSA and PTSD, as well as his claim for TDIU, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a rating in excess of 50 percent for either condition.

The Board has remanded several issues including the right knee rating, service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and sleep apnea, and TDIU due to lack of information regarding the severity of the Veteran's conditions and potential secondary service connection.

The Veteran's appeals for a higher rating for his lumbosacral degenerative disc disease with spondylosis and TDIU were dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The Board has no jurisdiction to adjudicate these claims as the appellant passed away during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has dismissed all the Veteran's claims due to his death.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to his service-connected post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Board found that the PTSD caused or aggravated obesity, which in turn caused the sleep apnea.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current condition is not related to his active duty service or a service-connected disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and a sleep disorder (sleep apnea) due to inconsistencies in prior medical opinions and new evidence. The Veteran is seeking service connection for his acquired psychiatric disorder based on a verified stressor, while also alleging that his sleep apnea is secondary to his mental health issues.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for coronary artery disease and obstructive sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection, including exposure to toxins. The case requires further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service-connected. The Board has remanded the claims for right knee injury, left knee condition (including cellulitis), and sleep apnea due to insufficient medical evidence.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected sinusitis associated with chronic suppurative otitis media, finding that the current severity of the Veteran's sinusitis warrants by proximity association with obstructive sleep apnea and that the condition is the direct result of the service connected condition.