Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including those for personality disorder, eating disorder, left and right ankle conditions with OA, right and left knee conditions with OA, OSA, hip strains, lumbar spine DDD, and neuropathy of the lower extremities. The reasons for remand include obtaining additional opinions regarding the etiology of these disabilities and whether they are related to service-connected disabilities or obesity.

The Board has granted service connection for back disability, sleep apnea, atrial fibrillation, heart murmur, asthma, and eczema. The Veteran's conditions are found to be related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the relationship between the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and his military service. The Veteran testified that he began experiencing sleeping issues during his time in the Persian Gulf, but did not report them at separation. A new VA examination is needed to determine if there is a nexus between the Veteran's current sleep apnea and his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and chronic renal disease have been reopened. Service connection has been granted for PTSD with an initial rating of 70 percent.

The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased evaluations are being remanded due to the need for additional development regarding her sleep disability, right ankle sprain, left wrist sprain, right wrist sprain, and right knee sprain/strain.

The Veteran's right and left knee disabilities, as well as his right arm disability, sleep disorder, and GERD were denied due to lack of in-service injury or disease, no continuity of symptomatology, and insufficient evidence linking the conditions to service.,Service connection for traumatic brain injury (TBI), lumbar spine disability, dizziness, headaches, gastrointestinal disability (undiagnosed illness), and chronic fatigue syndrome was also denied.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate development of evidence regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated his obesity, which in turn caused his obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, which is claimed as secondary to service-connected depressive disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Veteran's claim will be further developed.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an acquired psychiatric disability due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran.

The Board has remanded several claims, including reopening of service connection claims for various conditions and rating the duodenal ulcer. Additional records are needed to confirm military service periods and obtain missing treatment records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a left knee disability has been granted. The Veteran is also granted an initial compensable rating for their RUE and LUE thoracic outlet syndrome, but the claims are remanded due to new evidence indicating worsening symptoms.

The Board has granted secondary service connection for OSA as caused by the Veteran's PTSD, finding that there is an approximate balance of positive and negative evidence.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and fibroids due to insufficient medical opinions addressing her service connection claims. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which she contends are related to her military service, particularly her deployment to Somalia in 1992-1993.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, restless leg syndrome, sleep apnea, and celiac disease are being remanded due to the submission of new evidence.,Further development is needed to determine if the Veteran has a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened, and he is now granted service connection for asthma. The Board has also remanded the issues of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD, PSVT, and TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for higher ratings for PTSD, lumbosacral strain, right knee strain, left knee strain, and anemia due to missing VA medical records and the need for updated examinations. The effective date is not addressed in this decision.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection of bilateral knee and ankle disabilities due to insufficient medical guidance on their etiology.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals of the denial of service connection for various conditions and ratings, leading to the dismissal of these legacy appeals.

The claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and opinions regarding the Veteran's PTSD, right ankle condition, bilateral hearing loss, left ankle condition (secondary to a right ankle condition), and sleep-related condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance, leading to the grant of SMC based on aid and attendance.