Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates are denied as there is no evidence of a formal or informal claim prior to July 28, 2017.,The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional medical opinions.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete service records and a need for an addendum VA examination. The Veteran's claim of having a current low back disorder related to service is pending.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected back disability contributed to his death and whether a heart disability was caused by medications used for his back condition.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is secondary to his service-connected allergic sinusitis and grants service connection for this condition. However, the issues of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are remanded due to inadequate examination reports.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for asthma and obstructive sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is found to have had its onset during active service and the Board granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has granted the claim for service connection for lumbosacral spine degenerative disc disease, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and his sleep apnea.

The Board has determined that new evidence received since the last final decision supports reopening of the claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. However, the preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his military service or Gulf War exposure.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms during and after service led to a post-service diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The case is remanded for an addendum opinion from a VA clinician regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service, PTSD, or environmental exposures.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder (including PTSD) as both conditions are found to have onset during service.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral pes planus and sleep apnea, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and his active duty service.

The Board has remanded four issues related to the Veteran's service connection claims, including heart disability, asthma, lumbosacral strain, and cervical spine disability. The remand requests additional examinations for cardiac and orthopedic disabilities.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's appeal for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, including as secondary to pulmonary asbestosis, is remanded due to potential jurisdictional issues and need for additional evidence.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea as the evidence did not support a finding that it began during active service or was related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for left hip, right knee, and low back disabilities secondary to a service-connected left knee disability. The Veteran's sleep apnea claim is denied as there is no evidence linking it to active service.

The Board has granted service connection for major depressive disorder and remanded the issues of sleep apnea, right lower extremity radiculopathy, neck condition (low back condition), left lower extremity radiculopathy, and left ankle strain.

The Veteran's appeals for increased ratings in excess of 20 percent for left shoulder bursitis and arthritis, as well as chronic lumbosacral strain, have been dismissed.

Service connection for right knee strain, left knee strain, PTSD, and sleep apnea has been granted.,The Veteran's bilateral hearing loss disability is denied.