Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and readjudication due to issues related to service connection for sleep apnea with bronchitis and eligibility for specially adapted housing.

The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a 50 percent rating for OSA, finding no evidence of a pending formal or informal claim prior to March 15, 2007.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD aggravated his sleep apnea, and therefore grants service connection for sleep apnea on a secondary basis.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence in the VA examination report. The examiner needs to provide a more detailed opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran’s sleep apnea, including whether it began during service or is related to her service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining private medical records and an opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hay fever and sleep apnea, finding that a VA examination was not adequately scheduled.,The appellant's lay statements regarding his allergy symptoms during ACDUTRA were considered by the Board.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between his current condition and his military service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence of a diagnosis or treatment for sleep apnea during her military service and concluding that her current sleep apnea is not related to her in-service symptoms.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine disability, right hip limitation of adduction, and left hip limitation of adduction effective June 12, 2018. The effective date is set at February 9, 2018.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and denied an initial compensable rating for hypertension. The Veteran's current symptoms do not meet the criteria for a higher rating under the applicable diagnostic codes.

The Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for osteoarthritis of the right knee with medial meniscal tear, instability of the left knee, and arthritis of the lumbosacral spine are being remanded due to inadequate pre-decisional duty to assist.

The Veteran's left ankle sprain and lumbosacral strain have been evaluated, with the left ankle sprain receiving a 10% rating. The lumbosacral strain received a temporary 20% rating prior to January 4, 2016, but no higher ratings are granted due to lack of marked limitation of motion.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD due to a lack of adequate medical opinion regarding the onset and causation of these conditions.

The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected major depressive disorder is being remanded due to insufficient opinions regarding the aggravation aspect of secondary service connection.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea. The Veteran will need a new VA examination to determine if his sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and restless leg syndrome, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between these conditions and his military service.

The Veteran's TDIU was granted with an effective date of March 31, 2017. The Board found that the increase in disability occurred on this date due to his service-connected back pain.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected right knee condition, traumatic brain injury (TBI), or posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including TMJ dysfunction, left upper and lower extremity neuropathy, restless leg syndrome with body twitches, and sleep apnea. The TBI residuals issue is also being remanded for further examination.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his symptoms began during service and are related to obesity which also began during service.