Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and etiological opinions regarding his claimed disabilities.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen claims for service connection for residuals of a left hand injury, right foot disability, residuals of a right eye injury, and sleep apnea. The claims are being remanded for additional development.

The Board has granted service connection for sinusitis and tinnitus, but denied service connection for a bilateral foot disorder and OSA.

Your claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been granted, and you are now receiving a 50% disability rating effective December 29, 2020. The appeal is dismissed as the issue was already resolved in your favor.

The Board denied service connection for traumatic brain injury and brain hemorrhage, as there was no evidence of a current disability. The claims for increased rating and additional service connection were remanded for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting diagnoses and insufficient consideration of certain factors. A VA medical opinion is needed to address these issues.

The Veteran's service connection claims for various conditions are being remanded due to insufficient evidence. The Board will seek further medical opinions regarding the onset and relationship of these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for higher ratings for her service-connected lumbosacral strain and asthma are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.,A separate examination is needed to clarify whether the Veteran has left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with her service-connected lumbar spine disability.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and hypertension, finding that there is insufficient medical evidence to determine if these conditions are related to his service-connected bipolar I disorder. The Veteran will need additional VA examination opinions to address this issue.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric and bilateral peripheral neuropathy disabilities. The decision is based on a private medical opinion that found the Veteran's sleep apnea was caused by fragmented sleep due to his service-connected conditions.

The Board dismissed the appeal due to the appellant's withdrawal of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to service-connected conditions. The claim will be returned for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for OSA has been reopened, and the issue of entitlement to an effective date prior to September 24, 1969 is granted.,Service connection for TBI has been established, with an effective date of September 24, 1969.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a dispute over the amount of past-due benefits awarded for his service connection for sleep apnea. The case will be referred to the Office of General Counsel for review and determination.

The Board has denied the appellant's claim for service connection for lumbosacral strain due to lack of a causal relationship between his current condition and in-service back strain.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a right hand disability, including residuals of frostbite and tenosynovitis, and for migraine headaches associated with service-connected adjustment disorder.

The Board has denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that the condition did not manifest during or as a result of active service and is not causally related to any service-connected disability.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings for obstructive sleep apnea with asthma, degenerative arthritis of the spine, and right shoulder degenerative arthritis have been denied. The current ratings are deemed appropriate based on the evidence provided.

The Board has decided to remand the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to insufficient consideration of all relevant evidence, including post-service complaints and assessments.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including tension headaches, migraines, respiratory problems, rhinitis, sinusitis, and a right knee disorder are denied. The Board found that the current disabilities were not present in service or related to service.

The Board has remanded the case due to non-compliance with prior remand directives, and the Veteran's sleep apnea is being reviewed for direct service connection.