Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence linking his current condition to his military service.

The Veteran's claim for an initial compensable rating for lumbosacral strain was denied, and her claim for special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance or housebound status was also denied.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for various conditions due to the absence of an adequate substantive appeal. The issue of service connection for headaches, related to Gulf War Illness, is remanded.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for a sleep disorder, but has remanded it for further development and an opinion regarding the nature and etiology of his sleep disorder.

The Veteran's claim for service connection of an acquired psychiatric condition has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for further development, including obtaining all SPRs and scheduling a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his alleged psychiatric condition and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have not precluded him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation during the appeal period.

The Board has remanded the claims for accrued benefits and substitution of claimant due to a request from the appellant. The issues will be reconsidered after determining if the appellant is qualified as a substitute.

The Board has determined that the evidence is in equipoise, and therefore grants service connection for sleep apnea secondary to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is associated with his service-connected PTSD, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for OSA, GERD, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD and major depressive disorder) due to insufficient evidence regarding their onset during service or relationship to service.

The Veteran's Graves' disease and thyroid disability are granted as secondary to his service-connected multiple myeloma. The other conditions have been denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for migraine headaches and sleep apnea have been remanded due to the need for additional evidence.

The claim of service connection for OSA is reopened due to new and material evidence. The issues of rating PTSD, service connection for COPD, and service connection for OSA are remanded.

The appeal for service connection for leukopenia is dismissed. The appeals for service connection for right shoulder osteoarthritis, left shoulder osteoarthritis with chronic tendonitis and impingement syndrome, plantar fasciitis of the left foot, right knee chondromalacia of the patella, and sleep apnea are remanded.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for migraines and lumbosacral strain are being remanded due to improper adjudication under the AMA system. The RO must correct this, readjudicate the claims, and provide a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC).

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea is related to service or pre-existing conditions, and whether it is caused by or aggravated by his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches are rated at 50 percent effective September 14, 2009. The appeal for increased ratings in other conditions and issues is dismissed.

The Veteran was granted a TDIU prior to October 7, 2011, and denied from October 7, 2011, to August 31, 2012. The Board found that the Veteran met the criteria for a TDIU based on all service-connected disabilities during the period prior to October 7, 2011.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea and an increased rating for post nasoseptal deviation with allergic rhinitis due to additional development being required. Specifically, more private opinion evidence is needed regarding whether the Veteran’s sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected nasal condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea and twisted esophagus, GERD are not related to his active service or any service-connected conditions.