Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board granted service connection for Meniere’s syndrome or endolymphatic hydrops, tinnitus, and sleep apnea, along with an initial 50 percent rating for PTSD. The effective dates were assigned based on the date of the grant of service connection.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including anxiety, left knee disability, back disability, right wrist disability, sleep apnea, IBS, and hypertension. The Veteran's appeal is pending further development.

The Board has remanded the cases of sleep apnea and allergic rhinitis for further development due to inadequate medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected dysthymia disorder and for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU). The remand is due to incomplete medical opinions regarding the aggravation prong of secondary service connection.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate reasoning in the July 2015 VA examination regarding the Veteran's reported excessive daytime tiredness during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence of its onset during active service and that it is not otherwise related to an in-service injury or disease.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bilateral lower extremity disorder (excluding knees), and bilateral upper extremity disorder (excluding shoulders) as these conditions are not related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, specifically addressing whether it was incurred during active service or related to a service-connected disability.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea should be remanded for further examination and opinion to determine its etiology, including whether it is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus.

The Board has remanded the claim for service connection of obstructive sleep apnea, as secondary to PTSD, due to conflicting medical opinions and lack of a current diagnosis.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea and granted it, finding that his current condition began during active service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea may be related to his service-connected allergic rhinitis, but needs further examination and evidence to determine this. The case is being sent back for a new VA examination.

The Board has denied a compensable disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected bilateral hearing loss. The cases of obstructive sleep apnea, heart disability, and prostate disability are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Board has remanded the cases for additional development to obtain medical opinions regarding the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and hyperhidrosis. The issues are still pending as they relate to service connection.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and cervical strain disabilities were denied increased ratings prior to the specified dates.,Effective date requests for TDIU and DEA benefits were also denied.

The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating prior to February 26, 2018 and in excess of 10 percent thereafter for stress fracture of the right tibia was denied. The Board found that his condition did not meet criteria for a higher rating under Diagnostic Code 5262 due to lack of malunion or other impairment affecting knee or ankle function. Service connection for lumbosacral strain as secondary to a right leg disability was also denied.

The Veteran's PTSD is rated at 70 percent, effective April 1, 2011. Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are granted. The Veteran's sleep apnea remains in excess of 50 percent.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD has been granted, and the initial compensable disability rating for bulimia nervosa has been denied.

The Veteran is granted a disability rating of 100 percent for PTSD for the entire appeal period.,PTSD symptoms have resulted in total occupational and social impairment, warranting a 100% rating.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient reasoning and lack of adequate medical opinions. The issues include sleep apnea, diabetes, and a right knee condition all secondary to his service-connected left knee disabilities.