Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate rationale in a previous VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected allergic rhinitis caused or aggravated his obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's petition to reopen his claims for service connection for loss of balance, poor vision, sinusitis, degenerative arthritis of the right hand, right hand nerve damage, hypertension, and sleep apnea due to PTSD have been granted. His claim for an increased rating for PTSD has also been granted.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and remand directives not being fully complied with.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and bilateral plantar fasciitis due to deficiencies in the prior VA examinations.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and either his active duty or any service-connected disability. The denial was based on the lack of medical opinion linking his OSA to his pulmonary fibrosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for headaches is granted.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is denied.

The Veteran's back disability, left and right lower extremity radiculopathy, and sleep apnea are all at issue. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for sleep apnea.,The Veteran is seeking higher ratings for his back disability and lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as secondary to her service-connected unspecified trauma/stress related disorder. Prior to May 29, 2018, the initial rating for her unspecified trauma/stress related disorder was granted at 50 percent; however, from that date forward, a higher rating of more than 30 percent is denied.

The Veteran's service connection claims for lumbar strain, right knee disability, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have been denied. The Board found that the current diagnoses are not related to in-service events or conditions.,There is no clear evidence of a chronic condition during service, and any post-service arthritis is not shown as having started during service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for PTSD and Sleep Apnea due to insufficient evidence regarding his in-service stressors. Further development is needed, including verification of reported events and an examination by a medical provider.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, low back disorder, and bilateral or unilateral foot disorder.,No new evidence was presented to reopen the previously denied claims of service connection for these conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it did not manifest during active service and is not otherwise related to his service-connected bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is granted because he provided competent and credible lay evidence of symptoms that began during service and have persisted.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for his service-connected degenerative disc disease with lumbosacral strain to include IVDS and bilateral lower radiculopathy is denied. The evidence does not show that it was factually ascertainable that there was an increase in the Veteran’s disability such that a rating in excess of 40 percent was warranted.

The Board denied service connection for a low back disability, right leg disability, left leg disability, and right ankle disability. The Veteran's current disabilities are not related to his period of active duty.,Service connection was denied as the evidence does not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred or aggravated by service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of its onset during service or a causal relationship to his service-connected tinnitus.

The Board has granted the Veteran's request to reopen his claim for service connection for sleep apnea, but has remanded the claims of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder and hypertension. The TDIU issue is also remanded.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea disability, specifically whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for increased ratings for psychiatric disability, hypertension, transient ischemic attacks (TIAs), and cutaneous polyarteritis nodosa due to insufficient efforts by VA in obtaining relevant records from the Social Security Administration.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of PTSD and sleep apnea, so the Board dismissed the case.