Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected PTSD, finding that the evidence is in relative equipoise regarding whether the sleep apnea was aggravated by the PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, including degenerative disc disease and arthritis, as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected bilateral shin splints. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was also granted as secondary to his service-connected acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining additional medical opinions and considering new evidence.

The Veteran's claims for hypertension, coronary artery disease, and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding their etiology.

The Veteran's service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, PTSD with panic attacks, unspecified depressive disorder and TBI has been granted. A 70 percent rating is assigned for the psychiatric/TBI disability prior to August 19, 2014, and from October 1, 2014 to September 11, 2018.

The Veteran's current sleep apnea is remanded for additional development, including an examination to determine if it is at least as likely as not related to his military service.

The Veteran's service connection claims for the residuals of a broken sternum, thoracolumbosacral degenerative arthritis, and injuries to the cervical spine and coccyx are granted. The claim for injuries to the coccyx is denied.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion and the need for a supplemental opinion on whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service, as well as if it is aggravated by service-connected rhinitis or GERD.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea but remanded the issue of service connection for a depressive disorder due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning in the previous VA examiner's opinion regarding whether the Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea is caused or aggravated by his service-connected GERD with hiatal hernia. The new decision requires a separate analysis for causation and aggravation.

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

The Board has remanded the case due to lack of substantial compliance with previous remand directives regarding service connection for a back disability. The Veteran needs a medical opinion from an orthopedic provider to determine if his current spinal disabilities are related to his military service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service-connected. The granulomatous pulmonary disease, with mild obstruction lung defect, is denied due to lack of evidence linking it to service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as there is no evidence to support that OSA occurred in or was caused by his military service.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension and sleep apnea due to inadequate medical opinions regarding causation and aggravation.

The Veteran's PTSD and depression are currently rated as 70% disabling, but the Board finds that they do not meet or approximate the criteria for a higher rating.,Service connection is granted for sleep apnea. The Board finds that the Veteran’s symptoms likely had their onset during service.,Service connection is denied for diabetes mellitus and right leg numbness as there is no evidence of these conditions in service records, and they are not related to service.,The Veteran's hypertension was diagnosed after his period of active duty service. The Board finds that the VA examiner’s opinion is inadequate due to a lack of contemporaneous medical records.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of VA examination regarding the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea. The Veteran asserts that his sleep apnea is related to his active duty service, including exposure to burn pits during his service in Southwest Asia.

The Veteran's claims for higher initial ratings for various conditions, including lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, radiculopathy of the lower extremities, and PTSD, are being remanded due to additional evidence added to the file after a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Veteran's claim for service connection for various conditions, including arthritis in the left knee, obstructive sleep apnea, erectile dysfunction, and back pain, is being remanded due to new evidence submitted. The VA will schedule examinations to determine if these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, which is secondary to his service-connected PTSD, needs further development and a new medical opinion.