Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded several issues for further development and evaluation, including Parkinson's Disease, TBI residuals, skin disability, hypertension, OSA, an acquired psychiatric disorder, vertigo, and TDIU. The Veteran’s claims are inextricably intertwined with the issue of service connection for Parkinson's Disease.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, but denied service connection for asbestosis.

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

The Veteran's sleep apnea was not incurred in service and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran's service-connected conditions, including major depressive disorder with other specified trauma, lumbosacral strain, cervical strain, and patellofemoral syndrome of the right knee, are being remanded for further development due to new evidence added to her claims file.

The Veteran's claims for an initial rating in excess of 10 percent for lumbar spine disability and service connection for obstructive sleep apnea are remanded due to the need for new examinations and additional records.

A rating of 30 percent, but no higher, for frostbite of the right foot, third toe is granted. The Veteran's other claims are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's right leg disability, sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction were not incurred or aggravated during service. The claims are being remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not incurred during active duty service.

The Board has reopened the claim for service connection of Obstructive Sleep Apnea and granted it, finding that there is relative equipoise in the evidence regarding whether the condition had its onset during service.

The Veteran's son, D.W.M., was denied recognition as a helpless child due to the evidence showing he had significant physical limitations but also functional abilities that allowed him to support himself.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and lumbar spine disability, finding that the evidence did not establish a link to service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions regarding his skin cancer and service connection. The TDIU claim prior to April 18, 2011, is also remanded as it may be eligible for an extraschedular rating.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's service connection claim for OSA. The case is being returned for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's current obstructive sleep apnea is service-connected, with the Board resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Veteran.

The Board has vacated the denial of service connection for sleep apnea and denied a compensable rating for migraine headaches prior to December 28, 2016. The case is remanded for further action on these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea. Further development is needed, including obtaining a VA medical opinion and obtaining additional records.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD, but the case of diabetes mellitus, type II, due to exposure to herbicide agents is remanded.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and a disorder manifest by fatigue due to incomplete medical examinations.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected PTSD.