Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and further development is required.

The Veteran's appeal for an increased rating in excess of 10 percent for her service-connected lumbosacral spine degenerative joint disease is remanded due to the need for a VA examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to incomplete records and inadequate medical opinions regarding his claimed conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that his current condition is not proximately due to or aggravated by his service-connected pericarditis with sinus tachycardia, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. The Board also noted that the Veteran’s morbid obesity was a significant risk factor for the development of sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions have rendered him unable to maintain substantially gainful employment, and the Board has granted a TDIU rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to a failure to address secondary service connection for sleep apnea and a separate claim for residuals of a deviated nasal septum. The Veteran's statements about in-service nose injuries are considered, along with an examination.

The Veteran's headaches and wrist disabilities are not service-connected due to lack of in-service onset or continuity, and the Board finds no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.,Obstructive sleep apnea and hypertension have been remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's lumbar spine stenosis, sleep apnea, bilateral lumbar radiculopathy (claimed as bilateral lower extremity numbness), acquired psychiatric disorder, and headaches, all secondary to his service-connected left and right knee disabilities.

The Veteran's death was caused by a myocardial infarction, which the Board finds is at least as likely as not due to his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.,The Veteran meets the criteria for a TDIU from May 2, 2011.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis did not have its onset during service or is otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Veteran's lumbar strain disability is being remanded for further examination and rating. Other service connection claims are also being remanded due to the need for additional examinations.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as the evidence did not show it was incurred in or due to service, including his service-connected PTSD.

The Board has remanded the cases due to inadequate opinions and need for further development of records.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected mood disorder and sinusitis with headaches. The Veteran's lumbar spine strain with arthritis was restored from a 20 percent rating to a 10 percent rating effective November 28, 2016.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection due to inadequate VA examinations. The Veteran is seeking an increase in his disability rating for lumbosacral strain, which was previously denied by a July 2012 rating decision. He also seeks service connection for a neck disability that he contends is related to his service-connected lumbosacral strain.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding it is secondary to the Veteran's service-connected degenerative joint disease and osteoarthritis of his lumbosacral and thoracic spine.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for additional medical opinions regarding his sleep apnea and its relationship to his service-connected conditions, specifically epilepsy, adjustment disorder with anxiety and depression, and traumatic brain injury (TBI).

The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for left knee pain was denied, with the Board finding that his disability did not warrant a rating in excess of 10 percent.,The issue of service connection for sleep apnea is remanded due to insufficient evidence and need for an addendum opinion.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining an addendum opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea or sleep disturbance had a relationship to herbicide exposure and diabetes.

The Veteran's claim for a higher rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae was denied as the condition does not meet the criteria for a rating in excess of 30 percent.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for AIDS, meningitis, and Rosai-Dorfman disease with anemia are remanded due to insufficient evidence.