Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issues of service connection for a back disorder and hypertension. The Veteran's claims are being returned to VA for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected joint disabilities, finding that his current diagnosis of sleep apnea is related to his service-connected conditions and not due to obesity.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea. The Veteran is not granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for unequal pupils, obstructive sleep apnea, disability manifested by high cholesterol as secondary to his service-connected atrial fibrillation, and hypertension as secondary to his sleep apnea due to insufficient evidence of a nexus between these conditions and his military service.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD. The remaining issues, including those related to the Veteran's hip condition, back condition, erectile dysfunction, bilateral knee condition, high blood pressure, tinnitus, and PTSD, are remanded due to incomplete development of records.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disorder, including sleep apnea, has been reopened due to new and material evidence. The case is being remanded for further development and an opinion from a VA clinician regarding the etiology of her sleep disorder.

The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 50 percent for pes planus with hallux valgus and plantar fasciitis is denied. The Board finds that an increased rating is not warranted due to the maximum schedular rating already awarded. The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, related to his service-connected PTSD and orthopedic disabilities, is remanded as there was a failure to notify him of the scheduled examination.

The Veteran's claim for a reduction in his disability rating from 40 percent to 20 percent for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc disease is remanded due to scheduling issues with the requested VA examination.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as aggravated by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that his current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea is etiologically related to his active duty service. The decision resolves all reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Veteran's disability ratings for lumbosacral strain and unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress, cannabis use disorder and traumatic brain injury were restored to their previous levels.

The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea. The Veteran must be provided another VA examination to determine if his sleep apnea is related to service, including as secondary to his service-connected insomnia with generalized anxiety disorder.

The Board has denied increased ratings for right and left knee disabilities, and has remanded the issues of service connection for a left eye condition and obstructive sleep apnea.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, sleep apnea, and PTSD. The effective date for service connection of PTSD prior to November 19, 2013, is denied.,Service connection is granted for basal cell carcinoma, melanoma, a skin rash, hypertension, right lower extremity numbness, tingling, and loss of feeling, left lower extremity numbness, tingling, and loss of feeling, restless leg syndrome of the left lower extremity.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but the rating has not yet been assigned. The TDIU claim is remanded as it requires a determination of the current disability ratings.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain has not resulted in the required range of motion for a higher rating, and therefore his claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to inadequate examination findings and inextricably intertwined with the rating of the Veteran's back disability.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including those related to the Veteran's neck disorder, neuropathy of bilateral upper and lower extremities, hip disorder, sleep apnea, right knee surgical scar, traumatic arthritis of the right knee, bilateral hearing loss, lumbar strain with degenerative osteoarthritis of the lumbar spine, foot disorders (pes planus, metatarsalgia, hammertoes, hallux valgus, plantar fasciitis, and degenerative joint disease), and psychiatric disorder.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including costochondritis, degenerative joint disease and disc disease of the lumbar spine, hypertension, COPD, sleep apnea, and gout. The issues are all denied.