Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to the need for VA examinations and additional medical records.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain is rated at 40 percent effective December 8, 2018. The right and left ankle strains are each rated at 20 percent effective November 18, 2006.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to conflicting opinions regarding the relationship between obesity, service-connected conditions, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The examiner needs to reconcile these issues.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service. The Veteran must be provided with another examination and asked to provide any additional medical records.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his active service, including his service-connected sarcoidosis.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis and in-service symptoms are sufficient to establish service connection on a direct basis.

The Board has decided to remand the case for further development and an examination, as it is unclear whether the Veteran's sleep disorder (to include sleep apnea) is related to his military service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and atonic bladder as secondary to his service-connected multiple sclerosis are granted. The claim for service connection for multiple sclerosis is dismissed due to lack of subject matter jurisdiction.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development to obtain medical records and provide an opinion regarding the issues of service connection for left knee disorder, sleep apnea, and a rating in excess of 10 percent for left lower extremity radiculopathy.

The Board has determined that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's sleep apnea was incurred in service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased disability evaluations for his service-connected lumbosacral strain and left knee strain due to inadequate examinations in connection with the appeal.

The Board denied service connection for a lumbar spine disorder, finding that the Veteran's preexisting scoliosis did not worsen during service and that his current degenerative changes of the lumbosacral spine were not shown to be related to service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea. However, it has also remanded the issue of rating in excess of 10 percent for his right shoulder injury due to insufficient evidence.

The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not incurred in or aggravated by service and denied his claim.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination. The examiner will determine if her current sleep apnea is related to her active service or her service-connected PTSD.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the issue of service connection for left bundle branch block (LBBB), claimed as secondary to sleep apnea.

The Veteran's claim of service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea was granted, with the decision finding that his current diagnosis is related to symptoms he experienced during active duty.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was present during active duty service and has continued through the current appeal period, meeting the criteria for service connection.

The Veteran's earlier effective date for the 10 percent rating for bilateral eye allergic conjunctivitis and blepharitis is dismissed.,The Veteran's increased rating greater than 40 percent for service-connected musculoligamentous strain, lumbosacral spine with intervertebral disc syndrome is dismissed.,The Veteran's increased rating greater than 20 percent for service-connected cervical strain with degenerative changes without radiculopathy is dismissed.,The Veteran's increased rating greater than 10 percent for service-connected left lumbar radiculopathy (sciatic nerve) is dismissed.,The Veteran's earlier effective date of March 4, 2010 for the grant of service connection for major depressive disorder with anxiety disorder and insomnia is granted.,The Veteran's increased rating of 10 percent for service-connected extensor tendinitis, right long finger, status post ganglion cyst is granted.,Service connection for alopecia areata is granted.

The Board found that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is not related to his service and denied his claim for service connection.