Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and a new medical opinion to determine if there is a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his service.

The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's current sleep apnea disability is related to service, specifically his exposure to contaminants at Camp Lejeune. The VA needs to provide an addendum opinion on this issue.

The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for low back, left knee, right knee, bilateral hearing loss, obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine headaches. The claims are remanded for further development.

The Board has granted service connection for a chronic right shoulder disorder and severe obstructive sleep apnea, finding that the Veteran's symptoms are related to his active duty service.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea had its onset during service and grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's petitions to reopen his claims for service connection for PTSD and sleep apnea, finding that new and material evidence was not received. The Veteran lacks a diagnosis of PTSD or any other acquired psychiatric disorder, and there is no nexus between the Veteran’s claimed sleep apnea and his service.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including obstructive sleep apnea, degenerative disc disease in the cervical spine, mild degenerative changes of the lumbar spine, left foot disorder, right hip disorder, left hip disorder, and right leg disorder have all been denied. The Board found that there was no evidence to support a nexus between these conditions and service.,The Veteran's claims for increased ratings for various disabilities, including right foot disability, cluster headaches, and bilateral hearing loss, were also denied.

The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for allergies and remanded the claims for service connection for sleep apnea due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran. The Board also ordered a VA examination to address the nature and etiology of the Veteran's allergies and sleep apnea.

The Veteran's appeal to reopen his claims for sleep apnea and PTSD was granted. The claim for service connection for sleep apnea is denied, while the claim for service connection for acquired psychiatric disorder (initially claimed as PTSD) is granted.

The Veteran's lumbosacral strain and radiculopathy of the right lower extremity have been rated, but a higher rating is denied.

The Veteran's claims for service connection for fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), sleep apnea, hypogonadism, bilateral upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, and an acquired psychiatric disability (depression) have all been denied.,The Board found that there is no evidence indicating a causal relationship between the Veteran's current disabilities and his service.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea syndrome, finding that there was no evidence of chronicity or continuity of symptomatology during service and no medical opinion linking the condition to service.

The Veteran's claim for sleep apnea was reopened, granted, and the claims for hiatal hernia, right elbow disorder, and arthritis were remanded.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection of neck disorder, stomach disorder, and sleep apnea. The evidence did not establish a direct relationship between these conditions and his active duty service.

The claims of service connection for bilateral sensorineural hearing loss and sleep apnea have been reopened. However, the Board has determined that additional evidence is needed to determine if these conditions are related to military service.

The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for sleep apnea, finding that it manifested in service and was diagnosed years later. The Board also found that the Veteran's current sleep apnea is related to her symptoms in service.

The Board has denied service connection for sleep apnea and neck disability. The claim of entitlement to service connection for valvular cardiomyopathy is REMANDED.

The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for further development and examination. The issues include left shoulder disorder, obstructive sleep apnea, left knee disorder, psoriasis, and erectile dysfunction.

The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for asbestosis and diverticulitis, which were withdrawn by the Veteran. The issue of service connection for sleep apnea was granted.

The Board has granted service connection for headaches, to include as secondary to a psychiatric disorder and/or tinnitus. The decision also grants service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (sleep apnea). However, the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder is remanded due to insufficient evidence of in-service stressor.