Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of an acquired psychiatric disorder other than PTSD, and his nose injury residuals are unrelated to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran's COPD is not related to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran’s cervical spine (neck) disability is not related to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran’s lumbar spine (low back) disability is not related to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran’s rheumatoid arthritis is not related to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of acute febrile illness, and his left lower extremity scarring due to MRSA infection is not related to service.,The preponderance of the evidence shows that the Veteran’s sleep disability (OSA and chronic insomnia) is subsumed under his service-connected PTSD diagnosis.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate development in previous examinations.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as secondary to his service-connected hypothyroidism, finding that there is no evidence of a causal link between the two conditions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to an in-service event or injury and is not caused by a service-connected disability.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted as service-connected.,Service connection for a deviated septum is denied, and the claim of a compensable rating remains pending.

The Board has remanded the claims for COPD, pulmonary vascular disease, and right upper lung resection due to lung cancer as they are related to service. The claim for sleep apnea remains denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms began during his military service and resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's deviated septum, OSA, right foot plantar fasciitis, and left foot plantar fasciitis are all granted as service-connected.,Service connection for atrial fibrillation is denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not related to service or a service-connected disability, and thus denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's appeal includes multiple issues, including increased ratings for PTSD and tinnitus, a TDIU determination, service connection claims, and effective date determinations. The Board found that the Veteran submitted a timely substantive appeal to the January 2015 Statements of the Case (SOCs).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for his sleep apnea, chronic bronchitis, asthma, COPD, and allergic bronchospasm was denied. The current assigned rating of 60 percent is deemed insufficient.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether service-connected PTSD, diabetes, and heart disease aggravated or caused the Veteran's obesity, which in turn may have led to sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for cervical spine disability, thoracolumbar spine disability, tension headaches, and sleep apnea due to incomplete medical opinions and lack of consideration of the Veteran's lay statements.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted on an extraschedular basis beginning May 6, 2011. The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following substantially gainful employment since then.

The Board denied service connection for respiratory problems/sleep apnea, finding no evidence of a current disability and against exposure to herbicide agents (Agent Orange).

The issues of service connection for right lower extremity sciatica, left lower extremity sciatica, hearing loss (right ear), a right knee disability, and hypertension have been dismissed. The issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been granted.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, which is related to his service-connected disabilities (migraines, sarcoidosis, chronic adjustment disorder), has been remanded due to the need for a new VA medical opinion.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation, and the Board has granted TDIU.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities. The VA examiner did not provide a clear opinion on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service or any of his service-connected conditions.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for sciatica of the left lower extremity and residual lumbar scar associated with intervertebral disc syndrome were denied as there was no communication prior to July 31, 2012 that could be reasonably construed as a claim of entitlement to benefits.