Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder or if it had its onset during active duty.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to service, in-service exposures, or secondary to his service-connected conditions. The case will be reviewed again with additional medical analysis.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his military service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for compressed vertebra, obstructive sleep apnea, asthma, hypertension, eczema, left hip condition, and TBI have been granted. The Veteran is also granted a higher rating for his PTSD.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, hypertension, diabetes, and supraventricular tachycardia with left ventricular hypertrophy as secondary to his service-connected unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder. The appeals were remanded for further action on some issues.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is granted a disability rating of 70 percent, effective for the entire claim period.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding his claimed disabilities, particularly TBI and tinnitus. The AOJ is instructed to arrange new examinations with qualified professionals who can provide opinions on whether these conditions are related to service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea was diagnosed within one year of separation from service, but the Board found that it is more likely related to pre-service symptoms and granted service connection.

Service connection is granted for tinnitus, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, and sleep apnea.,The Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder claim remains pending.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions have been denied as there is no competent medical evidence of a diagnosed chronic disability resulting from the claimed conditions.

The Board has denied service connection for a sinus disability, sleep apnea, thyroid disability, prostate disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder (including unspecified depressive disorder and PTSD) as the evidence does not support their onset during active service or a direct relationship to such.,There is no evidence of any in-service stressors related to the Veteran's claimed workplace stressors.

The Veteran's PTSD and sleep apnea are being remanded for further evaluation as the current evidence does not fully address their severity or relationship to service-connected conditions.

The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development and requests for additional information from the Veteran. The lumbosacral strain claim is pending.

The Board denied service connection for a back disorder, left hip disorder, right hip disorder, and right foot disorder. Service connection was granted for depression and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).,Service connection for bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities was previously denied in 2010 and not reopened due to lack of new and material evidence.

The Veteran's PTSD is currently rated at 70 percent, effective June 6, 2016. The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration of his TDIU claim due to his service-connected disabilities.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not aggravated by his service-connected diabetic peripheral neuropathy, and thus the claim for service connection is granted.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and lumbar spine disorder are granted service connection. The joint pain issue is remanded for further examination and opinion.

The Veteran's gout is granted a 20% rating prior to October 12, 2013. The Board found that the evidence supported this rating based on the Veteran experiencing 1-2 exacerbations per year of his service-connected gout.

The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding the relationship between the Veteran's sleep apnea and his military service, including exposure to burn pits.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea, which is currently considered a direct service connection.