Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is related to his active duty service and grants service connection for OSA.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy, increased ratings for bilateral knee chondromalacia, and an increased rating for lumbosacral degenerative disc disease. The evidence did not support higher or separate ratings for any of these conditions.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a lumbosacral spine disability, finding that there was no evidence to support a relationship between his service-connected residuals of cerebral concussion and his current lumbosacral spine disability.

The Board denied service connection for sleep apnea, periodic limb movement disorder, bilateral athlete's foot, and an acquired psychiatric disability (including PTSD, insomnia, and adjustment disorder with mixed emotional features).,There was no evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran’s active duty service.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and need for additional treatment records, as well as a new VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's sleep apnea.

The Board has remanded several claims for additional development, including service connection for sleep apnea, fatty liver disease, hearing loss, psoriatic arthritis, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), psoriasis and eczema, hepatitis C, colitis, celiac disease, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to June 1, 2000. The Veteran's service-connected hepatitis C is the primary issue in these claims.

The Veteran's vertigo condition is proximately due to service.,The Veteran’s obstructive sleep apnea is proximately due to service-connected PTSD.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and depressive disorder have been denied as service-connected.,A higher rating for the Veteran's depressive disorder has also been denied.

The Board has decided to remand the claims for service connection for various conditions, including tendonitis and COPD, due to herbicide exposure. The VA will need to obtain a supplemental medical opinion to determine if these conditions are related to the Veteran's presumed exposure during active duty.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbar spine disorder, cervical spine disorder, and obstructive sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected allergic rhinitis. The case is remanded for further development.

The Board has found that the evidence is in relative equipoise as to whether the Veteran's currently diagnosed sleep apnea had its onset in service. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea is granted.

The Board found that a rating in excess of 50 percent for obstructive sleep apnea is not warranted and remanded the issues related to left knee strain, unspecified depressive disorder, shin splints, maxillary sinusitis, allergic rhinitis, hypertension, and tinea corporis. The Veteran's service connection claims are pending.

The Veteran's renal cancer, sleep disorder (including sleep apnea and insomnia), peripheral neuropathy, and PTSD are presumed to be related to his service due to exposure to herbicide agents. The cause of death is also presumed to be related to the Veteran's service-connected renal cancer.

The Board has denied service connection for left knee tenosynovitis and remanded the claims for lumbosacral (back) disability, cervical (neck) disability, and bilateral hearing loss due to lack of nexus between current conditions and active service.

The Board has vacated the portion of its October 31, 2018 decision that denied entitlement to a rating more than 70 percent for PTSD. The Veteran's claim of service connection for sleep apnea secondary to PTSD is remanded and will be reviewed by the AOJ.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea due to duty-to-assist errors, and will require an examination to determine the etiology of his condition.

The Board has denied service connection for HSV infection, cervical spine condition, and lumbar spine condition as the evidence does not support a nexus between these conditions and service.

The Board denied service connection for rhinitis, sinusitis with deviated nasal septum, and obstructive sleep apnea as there was no evidence of a nexus between the conditions and active service.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his military service and granted. The claims for hypertension and stroke are remanded due to the need for further medical examination.

The Veteran's sleep apnea and colon cancer are granted service connection.,Service connection for restrictive lung disease (claimed as pulmonary issues) is remanded due to the need for additional development.