Sleep apnea Board decisions

The Board has found that further development and adjudication is necessary to comply with VA's duty to assist the Veteran in obtaining evidence needed to substantiate his claims for service connection for sleep apnea and a compensable disability rating for residuals of a right foot fracture with gout and degenerative joint disease of the right first toe. The case will be returned to the Board after compliance with appellate procedures.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea had its onset during active duty service and is related to his military service, granting service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the VA needs to obtain additional medical opinions and records in order to properly adjudicate the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board dismissed the Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea as it was decided in a previous September 2018 decision.

The Veteran's claim for service connection for obstructive sleep apnea was denied, and the effective date remains at September 18, 2015.

The Board has granted service connection for insomnia and remanded the issues of service connection for OSA, bilateral hearing loss, and right leg varicose veins. The decision on OSA is denied.

The Veteran's lumbosacral disc disease has been rated at 10 percent since January 2015. The VA examiner found that the condition does not meet criteria for a higher rating as it did not result in forward flexion of the thoracolumbar spine greater than 30 degrees or a combined range of motion of less than 120 degrees.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's currently diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea is secondary to his service-connected Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board has determined that the Veteran's sleep apnea is at least as likely as not related to service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left knee disability and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to lack of new and material evidence, as well as insufficient medical evidence linking these conditions to service.

The Board denied service connection for COPD, Sleep Apnea, HTN, DM, TBI, and Bilateral Neuropathy due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to active military service.

The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to new evidence submitted by the Veteran, and also requested additional information regarding his periods of active duty. The Veteran is also required to undergo a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of his lumbar spine disability, left knee disability, pulmonary disability, heart disability, Parkinson’s disease, and obstructive sleep apnea.

The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for sleep apnea, a heart disability (to include ischemic heart disease), hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. The claims are being remanded to obtain additional medical evidence.,The Veteran is not entitled to service connection for any of these conditions as there is no credible evidence that they began during active duty or are otherwise related to an in-service injury, event, or disease.

The Board has remanded the case due to a need for an addendum medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea is related to his active service.

The Board denied service connection for a lung condition and sleep apnea, finding that the preponderance of evidence did not support a link to military service or an in-service injury.

The Veteran's degenerative disc disease and obstructive sleep apnea are being remanded for further development as the VA examiner did not provide a medical opinion regarding whether these conditions are aggravated by his service-connected hyperthyroidism.

The Board has remanded several issues related to the Veteran's claims, including service connection for various disabilities and whether new evidence supports reopening a claim. The case is returned to the RO for further development.

The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The Veteran is seeking service connection for OSA, and a new medical opinion is needed to address whether it is related to his service or caused by a service-connected disability.

The Board has denied the petition to reopen the previously denied claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss. The appeal of the issue of entitlement to service connection for sleep apnea secondary to service-connected anxiety disorder is remanded.

The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection due to the Veteran's withdrawal of his claims and subsequent submission of new evidence.