Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to deficiencies in a VA medical opinion. The Veteran's back disability and bilateral lower extremity post phlebitic syndrome are being reviewed again.

The Veteran's service connection for a psychiatric disability, to include PTSD, was granted. The Board found that his adjustment disorder is due to or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities and remanded the issues of sleep apnea, left shoulder disability, and back disability.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, bipolar disorder, and sleep apnea prevent her from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was insufficient evidence to link the condition to his active duty service.

The Veteran's PTSD and TDIU claims are granted. The claim for a higher rating for his lumbosacral strain is remanded.

The Veteran's appeal of the initial rating for PTSD was granted at 50 percent effective from February 3, 2010, until September 3, 2014. The appeal of service connection for PTSD in excess of 50 percent prior to February 26, 2019 is dismissed due to mootness.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for erectile dysfunction and sleep apnea due to a duty to assist error. A VA examination is required to address the nexus of these conditions to service, including any potential herbicide exposure.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to his active duty service, and the Board has granted entitlement to service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is rated at 20 percent, effective from the date of this decision. The ratings for left and right lower extremity radiculopathy remain at 10 percent.

The Board has determined that there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the May 2013 rating decision, which assigned separate disability ratings for chronic bronchitis and OSA. As a result, the Veteran's combined disability rating from 70% to 60% is restored.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings of PTSD and bilateral foot disability, as well as service connection for various conditions, were denied. The Board found that the evidence did not support a higher rating for PTSD or bilateral foot disability.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected disabilities of major depressive disorder, asthma and gastro-esophageal reflux disease.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his painful surgical scar of the right groin, residual inguinal hernia repair is denied.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his right groin, residual inguinal hernia repair is denied.,The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted.,The Veteran's service connection claim for OSA is remanded.,The Veteran's separate rating claim for chronic pain syndrome is remanded.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have begun during his active duty service and the Board grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for tonsillectomy residuals and service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his tonsillectomy were both denied by the Board.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate development and the need for a Gulf War General Medical Examination regarding the Veteran's sleep disturbances, including whether her current sleep disorder is related to service or secondary to her service-connected ulcerative colitis.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD rated at 50%, resulted in a combined rating of 90% from October 13, 2016 to October 13, 2017. The Board granted a TDIU rating for this period based on the severity and cumulative effect of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disability, finding that there was no evidence linking his current sleep apnea to his military service.

The Veteran's service-connected TBI has been granted a 50 percent rating, and he is also granted a separate 10 percent rating for right knee instability. The Veteran was also granted total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU).

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral plexopathy with nerve damage and a bilateral foot disorder, finding that there was no direct or secondary service connection based on exposure to herbicide agents. The Board also found that the Veteran did not have early-onset peripheral neuropathy.