Sleep apnea Board decisions

Service connection for ankylosing spondylitis of the thoracolumbar spine is granted. Service connection for sleep apnea, to include as secondary to ankylosing spondylitis of the thoracolumbar spine, is remanded.

The Veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need for additional medical examinations and development of records. The issues include respiratory disabilities, sleep disorders, and an acquired psychiatric disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to conflicting opinions on whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his service. The examiner will need to assess if obesity, a result of service-connected conditions, contributed to the development of OSA and if it worsened the condition.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for hypertension, sleep apnea, and a heart disorder due to exposure to toxic herbicides. Additional records need to be obtained, including service treatment records and private medical records. A VA examination is required to determine the etiology of any diagnosed heart disorders.

The Veteran's claim for a restoration of a 50 percent rating for lumbosacral spine osteoarthritis is granted.,The Veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral upper extremity condition with pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling, as well as for bilateral lower extremity condition with pain, weakness, numbness, and tingling are denied.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and rating assignments for various conditions, including gout, a skin condition, left foot osteoarthritis, scars from surgery, hallux valgus, migraine headaches, and sleep apnea. The appeals were either not about service connection or did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder including adjustment disorder with anxiety and PTSD is granted. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to service-connected disabilities is denied.

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration, including obtaining medical records and scheduling a VA examination.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea and for an effective date prior to June 27, 2015 for the grant of service connection for DDD of the lumbar spine is remanded.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's GERD with hiatal hernia, essential tremors, and obstructive sleep apnea are not related to service or service-connected conditions. The claims for these issues have been remanded for further development.

The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death, finding that none of his service-connected disabilities contributed to his causes of death.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development on several issues, including evaluations for his hearing loss and disabilities, effective date determinations, and increased ratings.

The Board has reopened the claim of entitlement to service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, but remanded all other issues due to lack of evidence and need for further examination.

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea due to a lack of a VA examination and medical opinion related to his claim. The Veteran is required to undergo a VA examination to determine if he currently has sleep apnea, and whether it is at least as likely as not that this condition manifested during active duty or is otherwise related to such service.

The appeal regarding the right ankle disorder is dismissed. The issues of service connection for sleep dysfunction (including as secondary to acquired psychiatric disorder) and aggravation of pre-existing condition are remanded.

The Board denied service connection for lumbosacral strain with IVDS, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, and peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity. The Veteran's claims were not supported by evidence showing a nexus between his current conditions and his military service.

Service connection for sleep disability, bilateral pterygium, and multiple myeloma is denied.,The Veteran’s hearing loss case requires further examination of his VA records and obtaining new audiometric results.,Issues regarding the propriety of reducing the rating for prostate cancer and entitlement to a higher rating need to be addressed.

The Veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability claim is denied, and the obstructive sleep apnea service connection issue is remanded for further development.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for hypertension was reopened due to new evidence. The claims for left shoulder disability, right shoulder disability, fibromyalgia, eye disability (blurred vision), bilateral hearing loss disability, respiratory disability (COPD, lung condition with patch), sleep apnea, prostate disability, tension headaches, and acquired psychiatric disorder were all denied.

The Veteran withdrew his appeals for service connection for sleep apnea and residuals of a traumatic brain injury.