Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea due to additional development being necessary.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and an initial disability rating of 20 percent for right ankle osteoarthritis with tenosynovitis. The OSA is found to be proximately due to his service-connected psychiatric and musculoskeletal disabilities, while the right ankle condition is found to have marked limitation of motion.

The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been received to reopen the claim of service connection for a low back condition. The case is now remanded for further development.

Service connection is denied for hypertension, right foot pain, and left foot pain. The Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea remains pending. The propriety of the severance of service connection for left lower extremity radiculopathy must be remanded.,Obstructive sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to or aggravated by the Veteran’s service-connected psychological disorder.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his active service or secondary to his PTSD.

The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA examination and for obtaining additional medical records. The Veteran's service treatment records suggest that his sleep apnea may have started during service, but further evaluation is needed.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for lumbosacral strain and a head injury due to inadequate opinions in the VA examinations.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and need for further examination. The issues include back disability, respiratory infections, obstructive sleep apnea, derma fibrosarcoma (presumptively related to herbicide exposure), peripheral neuropathy in both upper extremities, all of which are presumed to be related to service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to exposure to herbicide agents, including coronary artery disease/congestive heart failure, nasopharyngeal cancer, obstructive sleep apnea, eye disability, balance/vestibular disorder, sinusitis, and depressive disorder. The case will be returned after further development.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service-connected PTSD, and thus grants service connection for sleep apnea as secondary to PTSD.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for left foot disability and lumbosacral spondylosis due to incomplete STRs and conflicting medical opinions.

The Veteran's depressive disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, and tension headache disability are all found to be due to his service-connected migratory polyarthralgia.,Service connection is granted for these conditions.

The Veteran withdrew his appeal for all issues on the same day he submitted a withdrawal of appeal, effectively dismissing all claims.

The Veteran is granted a TDIU effective September 14, 2011. For the period prior to January 23, 2015, her lumbosacral strain was rated at 10 percent and increased to 20 percent effective January 23, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea, finding that it had its onset during active service. The Veteran was previously denied service connection and now receives a grant of entitlement.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that there was no evidence to support a link between his current condition and military service.

The Veteran's service-connected knee disabilities and hallux valgus have rendered him unable to secure or maintain gainful employment, meeting the criteria for TDIU.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's asthma and obstructive sleep apnea began in service, and thus grants service connection for both conditions.

The Board found that the Veteran's current low back condition is not related to his active service, including a single incident of in-service treatment for mild tenderness over the dorsal spine. The preponderance of evidence does not support a causal relationship between the Veteran's service and his current diagnosis.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea has been reopened and is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his sleep apnea.