Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's cause of death was liposarcoma. The Board is remanding the case to determine if herbicide exposure at George Air Force Base contributed to his death.

The Board has denied service connection for asthma and hiatal hernia, but remanded the issue of sleep apnea. The Veteran's claims are pending.

The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for updated VA treatment records and a new medical opinion regarding the onset of his condition.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues of OSA, GERD, high cholesterol, and a bilateral foot disability are all being returned to VA for further review.

The Board has dismissed the appeals for splenectomy and sleep apnea. The remaining issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea should be remanded due to incomplete records, and the RO must attempt to obtain any missing records related to his 1995 diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not present during service or related to his military service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Board vacated the June 2019 decision and granted service connection for hypertension. The effective dates for other conditions were denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD is remanded.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for groin pain has been denied.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea did not begin during service and is not related to any in-service injury or disease. Therefore, the claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for additional examinations. The issues include obstructive sleep apnea, low back disability, left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, left hip disability, right hip disability, right knee disability, tinnitus, and neck disability.

The Board has determined that the VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea is deficient and remanded for further development, including obtaining a new VA examination to address whether his sleep apnea had its onset during service or is otherwise related to it, and if so, whether it was caused or aggravated by his service-connected depressive disorder with anxious distress.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is granted service connection, but his left and right knee strains and psychiatric disability to include PTSD and MDD are denied. The case for seizures is remanded.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it is at least as likely as not related to his in-service injury and resulting deviated nasal septum.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for further development and examination due to insufficient opinions regarding the etiology of his claimed conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current sleep disorder, including obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is related to his active service or secondary to his service-connected PTSD. The examiner must also consider whether the OSA was caused by or permanently worsened by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of a thoracic spine disability and an evaluation in excess of 10 percent disabling for her chronic lumbosacral strain, finding that there was no evidence to support a causal relationship between these conditions and active service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran needs VA examinations to determine the etiology of his claimed disabilities, including right and left knee conditions, sleep apnea, blocked carotid arteries, and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The claims are being remanded for these examinations.

The Veteran's low back disability, pseudofolliculitis barbae, and left wrist disability are granted as service connected.,The Veteran's right wrist disability is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's traumatic brain injury (TBI) is granted as service connected.,The Veteran's sleep apnea is granted as service connected.,Service connection for bilateral hearing loss and GERD was denied.

The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for PTSD, headaches, and left upper extremity radiculopathy (claimed as left shoulder) have been denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been remanded.