Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all issues on appeal, including increased ratings and service connection claims.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his military service and/or secondary to his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete VA examination and the need for updated treatment records. The Veteran's asbestosis and sleep apnea are being evaluated further.

The Veteran's claims for bilateral hearing loss, vertigo, sleep apnea, tinnitus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal disability, and hypertension disabilities have been denied. The claim of service connection for a heart disability has been reopened but remains denied.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's sleep apnea may be related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus remanded for further examination.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues are a skin disorder, including dermatitis and eczema, and residuals of a right ankle strain.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including right knee disorder, psychiatric disorder, heart disorder, lumbar spine disorder, shoulder disorder, and sleep apnea, were denied as new and material evidence was not presented.

The Board has determined that additional medical opinions are needed to decide the claim for service connection of sleep apnea, as there is conflicting evidence and insufficient opinions in the record.

The Board has remanded the claims of service connection for a back disability and sleep apnea due to new and material evidence having been received. The Veteran's current diagnoses include sleep apnea, which is granted as service connected. For his back disability, an addendum opinion is needed from a VA examiner regarding its etiology.

The appeals for service connection of coronary artery disease, obstructive sleep apnea, and lung cancer have been dismissed due to the death of the appellant.

Service connection for hypertension, left shoulder injury, right shoulder injury, stroke, degenerative disk disease of the cervical spine (claimed as upper back and neck condition), and degenerative joint disease of the thoracolumbosacral spine (claimed as back condition) is denied.,The Veteran's service connection claim for left shoulder injury and right shoulder injury is dismissed due to a pending legacy appeal.

The appeals of the denials of entitlement to a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for PTSD, service connection for tinnitus, service connection for sleep apnea, and service connection for bilateral hearing loss are dismissed.

The Board has denied service connection for bilateral feet and remanded the issue of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran's bilateral pes planus pre-existed service, and there is no evidence of aggravation during service. Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is remanded due to a duty to assist error.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's recurrent sleep disability, including obstructive sleep apnea. The Veteran needs to provide VA Form 21-4142 for all private healthcare providers who have treated him and obtain his VA treatment records after July 2019. A VA sleep examination is needed to determine if any identified sleep disability had its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral spine and cervical spine disabilities, finding no evidence of a direct link to service or aggravation by diabetes.,Service connection was also denied for an effective date prior to February 12, 2016 for the grant of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have current hearing loss disability for VA purposes, and therefore cannot establish service connection.,The Veteran's tinnitus was diagnosed many years after separation from service, and the VA examiner opined it is less likely than not related to in-service acoustic trauma.

The Board has remanded the cases due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and remanded the issues of service connection for a skin disability and bilateral hearing loss.

The Veteran's anxiety disorder is rated at 70 percent prior to April 6, 2015. Service connection for sleep apnea was denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and chronic fatigue syndrome are remanded due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the etiology of these conditions.