Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea should be remanded due to insufficient rationale in the previous VA opinion and need for further examination.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 20 percent for degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, higher initial rating for right lower extremity radiculopathy, and ratings for left lower extremity radiculopathies. The Veteran is also being asked to complete a VA Form 21-8940 to address his claim for TDIU.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for anxiety disorder and obstructive sleep apnea has been granted. The claim for PTSD remains at a 30 percent rating, while the hypertension claim is denied.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for a VA examination to quantify the functional impairment of his service-connected low back disability during flare-ups, and for obtaining updated treatment records.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to his service or any service-connected disabilities.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claims for a separate rating for bilateral plantar fasciitis, service connection for a left shoulder disorder, and service connection for sleep apnea are remanded due to new evidence added since the April 2016 SOC.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for gout, chronic laryngitis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea, and sinusitis. The issues of entitlement to initial ratings for residuals of a right hand fourth finger fracture have been granted.,Additional examinations are needed to determine if any of these conditions are secondary to a service-connected disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service, and therefore grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, COPD, and erectile dysfunction as secondary to his service-connected conditions. The VA examiners found no causal relationship between these disabilities and the service-connected conditions.

The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an additional VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and his claimed sleep apnea disability.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have precluded her from securing and following substantially gainful employment since September 19, 2016.

The Board has granted a 20 percent disability rating for the Veteran's back disability, effective from August 21, 2019. The left leg radiculopathy is rated at 10 percent and remains unchanged.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and sleep apnea. The claims were reopened due to new and material evidence, but the Board found no current diagnosis of these conditions and insufficient medical evidence linking them to service or service-connected disabilities.

The Board has denied the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as due to service-connected PTSD, finding that there is no evidence showing a causal relationship between the Veteran's OSA and his PTSD.

The issues of service connection for neck, right shoulder, left shoulder, hypertension, and sleep apnea disorders have been dismissed.,The issues of initial ratings in excess of 10 percent for tinnitus, left ankle strain, and right ankle tenosynovitis have been dismissed.,The issue of a rating in excess of 60 percent for urinary incontinence associated with neurogenic bladder and fistula of the bladder or urethra has also been dismissed.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability and reopened his previously denied claim of service connection for a back disability. The Board found that the Veteran's current disability is at least as likely as not related to an injury he sustained during military service.

The Board has granted a TDIU effective from April 16, 2016, based on the evidence showing that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented her from securing or following any substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including hypertension, sleep apnea, headaches, ankle disorders, hip disorders, shoulder disorders, neck disorder, grand mal seizure, and right knee disorder have been granted. The effective date is not specified.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions and the need for additional records, including Social Security Administration records. The Veteran's low back disability is being examined again to determine its relationship to service-connected bilateral knee disabilities.