Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates and service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional development of records.

The Board has remanded three issues related to the Veteran's service-connected conditions: rating for obstructive sleep apnea, initial rating for depressive disorder, and a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The remand is due to VA not obtaining medical records from the Mason City Police Department regarding the Veteran's arrests in 2007 and 2010.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and tremors secondary to service-connected conditions due to insufficient medical opinions.

The Veteran's major depressive disorder is rated at 70% after October 25, 2016. She also received a TDIU effective from August 1, 2009.

The Board finds that a new VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service or any of his service-connected disabilities.

The Board has remanded the veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include heart disability, acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and gastrointestinal disorders.

The Veteran's PTSD was rated at 30% prior to August 22, 2017 and denied a higher rating. From August 22, 2017 onwards, the Veteran is rated at 70%. The TDIU claim from September 9, 2015 has been granted.,The right thigh liposarcoma was originally rated as 100% disabling effective September 15, 2008. In January 2014, the rating for this condition was reduced to 30%, effective April 1, 2014.

The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain updated VA treatment records and to schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine if his gastrointestinal disorder (other than GERD) had its onset in service or is otherwise related to service, as well as whether it was caused by or aggravated by PTSD and/or medications for his service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of a lumbosacral spine disorder as secondary to his service-connected left knee disability, finding that the preponderance of evidence does not support such a connection.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea, hair loss, and Bell's palsy. The claims for right and left foot disorders, right and left shin splints, and low back disorder are remanded.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for sleep apnea and thyroid disorder/Grave's Disease due to a lack of a VA examination, particularly under the presumptive provisions of 38 C.F.R. § 3.317.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea was not incurred in or related to service, and the Board denied his claim for service connection.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection of inner ear condition, headaches and dizziness, sleep apnea, and residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Board dismissed the appeal.

The Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is remanded for further examination and opinion as the Board finds that a VA examination is warranted given the evidence presented.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his service, specifically a medical experiment he participated in at Brooks Air Force Base.

The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his lumbosacral strain, intervertebral disc syndrome with degenerative arthritis of the spine and left lower extremity radiculopathy are being remanded due to outstanding VA and private treatment records that need to be obtained.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for Obstructive sleep apnea and neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities. The TDIU claim is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the other issues.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been dismissed due to withdrawal of the claims. The Board has remanded the issues regarding positional obstructive sleep apnea and gastroesophageal reflux disease.

The Board denied service connection for fatigue, chronic fatigue syndrome, insomnia, obstructive sleep apnea, and gastrointestinal disability. The Veteran's symptoms were found to be related to his PTSD and untreated sleep disorders.

The Veteran's appeal for a higher disability rating for PTSD is denied, and his claim of service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to PTSD, is remanded.