Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his symptoms of snoring and daytime somnolence began during service and have persisted since. The Board resolved all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims due to insufficient evidence. The main issues are about obstructive sleep apnea, transitional cell carcinoma (claimed as bladder cancer), prostate hypertrophy, allergic rhinitis, calculus of left ureter, and posttraumatic stress disorder.

The Board has determined that the VA examinations conducted in April and August 2019 were inadequate to decide the service connection claims. The Veteran's lumbosacral spine disability and bilateral lower extremity disabilities are remanded for additional development, including obtaining a new examination.

The Board has remanded the issue of entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), including as secondary to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The case is being returned for further development and consideration.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claims for service connection for right foot plantar fasciitis and an initial compensable rating for pseudofolliculitis barbae. The claim for entitlement to service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded.

The Board has denied service connection for a low back disability and remanded the claim for irregular menstrual periods due to insufficient evidence.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss is denied. The Board has remanded the claims of a rating in excess of 10 percent for right knee tendinopathy and service connection for lumbosacral strain as secondary to right knee tendinopathy.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a direct relationship between his active service and current sleep apnea. The Board also found insufficient evidence to establish that his sleep apnea was caused or aggravated by any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has granted service connection for cervical spine degenerative joint disease. The issues of entitlement to service connection for a right shoulder disability, skin condition (rosacea), autoimmune hepatitis, hepatic steatosis, residuals of liver transplant, and hepatic encephalitis are remanded.

The Veteran's depression has been rated at 30 percent, and the Board finds that an increased rating is not warranted due to his symptoms being productive of occasional decrease in work efficiency and intermittent periods of inability to perform occupational tasks.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for PTSD and an acquired psychiatric disability, including depressive disorder, as well as his claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea secondary to a psychiatric disability have all been denied.

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

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his symptoms did not have their onset during active service and were not otherwise related to such service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for chronic fatigue syndrome and sleep apnea or hypopnea disability have been denied as the evidence does not meet the diagnostic criteria for these conditions.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea and CJD due to a need for additional medical examination. The Veteran's account of his conditions is considered credible, but further evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has granted a rating of 70 percent for posttraumatic stress disorder effective August 31, 2012. The remaining issues on appeal have been remanded due to incomplete development.

The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate opinion evidence and will need to obtain an updated VA treatment records and schedule the Veteran for a sleep apnea examination.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected degenerative disc disease of the lumbosacral spine and lower extremity radiculopathies are being remanded due to inadequate examination findings. The Veteran is seeking higher disability ratings, but the most recent VA examination did not adequately assess his symptoms or provide a comprehensive evaluation.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection were denied. The Veteran was granted a 20 percent rating for his left ankle disability, cervical strain with degenerative arthritis, and lumbosacral strain from March 3, 2014. Service connection for chronic gastritis and GERD were not established.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to include as secondary to bronchial asthma and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been reopened. The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including a VA examination.