Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for a low back disability, an acquired psychiatric disorder, and sleep apnea due to hypertension. The issues are related to whether these conditions are directly related to his military service or secondary to other service-connected disabilities.,Specifically, the Veteran is seeking service connection for a low back disability that he believes was caused by his active duty service or his left knee disability. He also claims service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including PTSD, anxiety, and depression, which he attributes to in-service trauma. Lastly, he seeks service connection for sleep apnea related to hypertension.

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

The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 20, 2014 for the grant of service connection for tinnitus has been denied.,The Veteran's appeal for a higher rating for tinnitus is also denied as his current disability picture does not warrant a higher evaluation under any diagnostic code.,The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for a back disorder, an acquired psychiatric disorder (major depressive disorder), a sleep disorder, and hypertension due to insufficient evidence or conflicting opinions in the record.,For the back disorder claim, additional medical opinion is needed regarding whether the Veteran's pre-existing condition was aggravated by military service.,For the major depressive disorder claim, additional medical opinion is needed regarding whether it was incurred in service and/or aggravated by tension headaches and tinnitus.

The Veteran's service-connected PTSD, combined with other disabilities, rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as of March 6, 2018. His TDIU is granted effective from that date.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea, migraine headaches, and a mental health condition (unspecified anxiety disorder).,All three conditions are considered to be directly related to the Veteran's military service.

The Board has granted service connection for a low back disability, diagnosed as lumbosacral strain, lumbosacral sprain, and moderate degenerative changes of the L5-S1 disc and facet joints with radiculopathy. The Veteran's current low back disabilities are found to be due to his in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable evaluation for GERD is denied.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for the 100% evaluation of PTSD is denied.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's current diagnosis is related to his active duty service.

Your right elbow, right hip, right knee, and bilateral foot disorders are now considered service-connected.,The Veteran's current back disorder is also now considered service-connected.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for additional development due to issues related to his obstructive sleep apnea and acquired psychiatric disorder, as well as an initial rating for bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are remanded due to incomplete service treatment records and the need for further medical opinion regarding his exposure to hazardous waste chemicals.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there is sufficient evidence to support a direct link between his military service and his current condition.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service or secondary to his service-connected deviated septum. A VA examination is needed to clarify these issues.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain additional medical opinions regarding the Veteran's sleep apnea, including whether it is related to his service-connected PTSD and rhinitis.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinus disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes mellitus type II, and acquired psychiatric disorder (to include depression and anxiety).,The Board found that there is no evidence of a current diagnosis or in-service incurrence of these conditions.

The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms had their onset during active service.

The Board denied service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea, finding that it is not shown to be causally or etiologically related to any disease, injury, or incident during service and is not caused or aggravated by service-connected PTSD.

The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, as secondary to a service-connected acquired psychiatric disability, needs further examination and evidence. The case is being sent back to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) for additional development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease was granted. His claim for hypertension was not reopened, and his increased rating for coronary artery disease remains at 60 percent.

The Veteran's sleep apnea syndrome was diagnosed shortly after service and is considered a direct result of his military service.