Sleep apnea Board decisions

Rosacea is granted as service connected. Hemorrhoids are not rated compensably.,Undiagnosed illness or medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illness related to Southwest Asia theater of operations is remanded for further examination and opinion.,Left and right knee conditions, right elbow injury, and right shoulder condition are all remanded for additional medical opinions.,Sleep apnea is remanded for an addendum opinion regarding its onset during service or relation to in-service sleep complaints.,Residuals of traumatic brain injury are also remanded for an addendum opinion.

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

The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's sleep apnea is related to his service, specifically noting in-service complaints that resulted in a November 1994 sleep study.

The Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection of a right shoulder disability is granted. The issue of service connection for a left shoulder disability is denied.,Service connection for obstructive sleep apnea is granted, with the opinion that it is at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected disabilities (CAD and diabetes mellitus).,The Veteran's request to reopen a claim for service connection of an eye disability is denied. The evidence does not support the presence of any current eye disability.,Service connection for hypertension is denied, with no competent evidence of a diagnosed condition.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims for service connection, including Gulf War Illness, memory loss, joint pain, cervical spine disability, chronic fatigue, sleep apnea, skin rashes, and headaches. The remand is due to insufficient medical evidence or need for additional examination.

The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional development regarding his claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss, lumbosacral thoracic strain and spondylolisthesis (claimed as a back condition), and insomnia disorder and intermittent explosive disorder (claimed as PTSD).

The Veteran's sleep apnea is being remanded for further examination and review of records to determine if it is related to his service.

The Veteran's appeals for allergies, sleep apnea (secondary to asthma), and migraines were all denied as the evidence did not support a finding of service connection.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for further development due to issues related to service connection, including obtaining missing records and providing VA examinations.

The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's heart disorder claim due to a lack of information regarding his service during STARS training. The lumbar spine disability evaluation issue requires compliance with Correia v. McDonald, 28 Vet. App. 158 (2016).

The Board has remanded the case due to a lack of VA examination and treatment records, which are needed to determine if the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his military service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to his military service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Veteran's heart disease and hypertension are not service-connected.,The Veteran's blood clots of the left leg, erectile dysfunction, right knee disorder, upper back disorder, foot disorder, sleep apnea, and abdominal aortic aneurysm are not service-connected.

The Board has determined that the VA examination conducted in December 2017 is inadequate and remanded for further action, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new VA examination by a pulmonologist.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and remanded the remaining issues on appeal due to a lack of current evidence of these conditions. The Veteran's claims for emphysema, lumbar spine disability, cervical spine disability, and arthritis are being remanded for further development.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it is not related to his service-connected PTSD and concluding that the Veteran's current sleep apnea did not begin during service or due to any in-service injury.

The Veteran's claim for increased rating of his thoracolumbar spine disorder is granted, with a current rating of 40 percent.

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has denied the Veteran's appeal as his child Dependent D turned 18 years old in March 2016, and he did not provide evidence that Dependent D was attending school. The reduction of compensation payments due to a loss of a dependent is appropriate.

The Board has granted service connection for sleep apnea but denied service connection for lung nodules. The Veteran was diagnosed with sleep apnea during service and the Board found that his symptoms were severe enough to warrant a diagnosis, resolving doubt in his favor.

The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus, type II due to new evidence received since the December 2015 SOC. The AOJ is required to consider this new evidence and readjudicate the claims.