Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the issues of service connection for sinusitis, asthma, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), chronic tachycardia (cardiovascular condition), hypertension, and insomnia due to insufficient evidence or procedural issues.

The Veteran's service connection claim for hypertension is granted as it manifested within one year of separation and is not attributable to intercurrent causes. The claim for sleep apnea is remanded due to insufficient evidence.

The Board has denied service connection for lumbosacral spine disability and aspiration pneumonia, finding that the Veteran's conditions are not related to his military service or a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea has been reopened, and his claims for initial ratings for peripheral neuropathy of the upper extremities have been granted. However, he is still denied an effective date prior to certain dates.

The Board has decided to remand the cases for additional development and consideration of new evidence, including VA treatment records and VA examinations.

The Veteran's appeal has been dismissed due to his death. The Board cannot adjudicate the merits of the claims as he died during the pendency of the appeal.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is aggravated by his service-connected asthma.

The Board's January 10, 2019 decision that remanded the Veteran’s claim for service connection for chronic obstructive sleep apnea is vacated. The appeal for entitlement to service connection for chronic obstructive sleep apnea to include as secondary to service connected hypertension is remanded.

The Veteran's claim for a disability rating in excess of 30 percent for service-connected chronic bronchitis was denied.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for a sleep disability, to include as secondary to service-connected chronic bronchitis, is pending and requires further development.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim of service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and granted it, finding that his current condition is related to his active duty service.

The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a VA examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral spine disability and an evaluation of his entitlement to TDIU.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for sinusitis and sleep apnea due to incomplete information about his periods of service. The Veteran is seeking service connection for these conditions, which he asserts are related to his military service.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for service connection for low back disability due to further development and examination being necessary.

The Veteran's current sleep apnea is not related to his service, but the examiner will determine if it was aggravated by his service-connected PTSD.

The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including right shoulder, left shoulder, neck, ankle, foot, and sleep apnea disorders. Service connection was also denied for diabetes mellitus and an acquired psychiatric disorder. The Veteran's current diagnoses were not established during or within the applicable presumptive period.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to incomplete VA examinations and missing treatment records.

The Veteran's sleep apnea is found to have onset in service or be aggravated by his service-connected allergic rhinitis with residuals, status-post deviated septum. The Board resolves reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor and grants service connection for sleep apnea.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, including symptoms of sleep disturbance, finding that it did not manifest during service and is not otherwise etiologically related to service or due to an undiagnosed illness. The Board also found no evidence of aggravation by a service-connected condition.

The Veteran's service connection claim for obstructive sleep apnea was granted. His heart murmur and aortic valve replacement were rated at 60 percent, effective from January 9, 2017. The Veteran's hypertension was denied as compensable, while his kidney disease with hypertension was denied.

Your initial increased rating for obstructive sleep apnea with COPD has been granted and is now at its maximum (100%) since October 1, 2015. The appeal was dismissed as the Veteran withdrew his appeal.