Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for a VA examination to determine its etiology and whether it was aggravated by his deployments. The examiner will also need to provide an opinion on the pre-existence of the condition.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's condition had its onset during his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea began during his active duty service and granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment, meeting the criteria for a TDIU.

The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and active duty service or any other factor. The Veteran's current sleep apnea was first diagnosed years after separation from service.

The Board has granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss disability and tinnitus, but remanded the remaining issues including sleep apnea and GERD. The Veteran's knee disabilities are also being remanded.

The May 2013 rating decision denying service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was not clearly and unmistakably erroneous.,New evidence received since the May 2013 rating decision has reopened the claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Veteran's service connection claim for OSA is granted as his current condition and symptoms began during his military service.

The Veteran's back disorder was granted service connection. The remaining claims for various other disorders were denied.

The Board has remanded the case for further examination and opinion regarding service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as PTSD with sleep disturbance) due to conflicting opinions on whether the Veteran's ADHD existed prior to service.

The Board dismissed the claim of nonservice-connected pension benefits. The issues of rating higher than 40 percent for transverse ascending myelitis with lumbosacral spondylosis and degenerative disc disease (DDD) in the thoracolumbar spine, entitlement to special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of both feet, and eligibility for specially adapted housing (SAH) or special home adaptation (SHA) are remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of any claimed disabilities and finds no credible evidence linking these conditions to service. The claims for service connection are denied.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is being remanded due to the need for a new VA examination and further development of evidence.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and initial evaluations for his service-connected lumbosacral spine disability and associated lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and medical opinions.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and a rating in excess of 10 percent for his tracheotomy scar. The Veteran’s PTSD claim is remanded due to lack of recent VA examination records.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have first arisen during his active duty service, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is denied because there is no evidence of OSA during service and the medical evidence does not support a link between current OSA and service.

The Board has denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and remanded the issues of increased rating for erythema multiforme and assignment of an effective date prior to September 9, 2014 for the grant of a 30 percent disability rating for erythema multiforme.

The Veteran's service-connected disabilities were not permanent and total as of September 20, 2016. Therefore, the effective date for her Dependent's Education Assistance (DEA) benefits cannot be earlier than September 20, 2016.

The Veteran's claim for increased ratings and TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional examinations and evaluations.